Read complete books and articles on: Deng Xiaoping

Deng Xiaoping - or Teng Hsiao-p'ingboth: dŭngˈ shouˈpĭngˈ, 1904–97, Chinese revolutionary and government leader, b. Sichuan prov. Deng became a member of the Chinese Communist party while studying in France (1920–25). A veteran of the long march, he joined the Party Central Committee in 1945. Called to Beijing as deputy premier (1952), he rose rapidly, joining the Politburo Standing Committee in 1956. A pragmatist, he worked with Liu Shaoqi after the Great Leap Forward to restore the economy. In the Cultural Revolution he was attacked as the "Number Two Capitalist Roader" after Liu. Purged, he was sent to work in a tractor factory (1966). Reinstated by Zhou Enlai as deputy premier (1973), he took over the administration when Zhou fell ill, eagerly implementing Zhou's "Four Modernizations." After Zhou's death in 1976, Deng was again purged.

In 1977 he again became deputy premier, as well as vice chairman of the party, and later (1979) visited the United States to seek closer ties. For most of the 1980s he served as head of the party and government military commissions and the newly created party Central Advisory Commission. Although not holding any of the highest ranking official posts, Deng became the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. In 1981 Deng strengthened his position in China by replacing Hua Guofeng as Communist party chairman with his own protégé, Hu Yaobang. When Hu was forced from power, Zhao Ziyang, another Deng protégé, became party leader, and later when Zhao was ousted, a third Deng associate, Jiang Zemin, replaced Zhao. Deng sought to loosen government control of the economy in order to promote development while insisting on tight party control of the government and politics. He resigned from his last party post in 1989, designating Jiang Zemin his successor, after supporting the use of military force to suppress the Tiananmen Square demonstrations.

Show Excerpt Only

13 of the Best Books and Articles on: Deng Xiaoping

as selected by Questia librarians

1.

Deng: A Political Biography » Read Now
by Benjamin Yang. 332 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Deng: A Political Biography is the story of an extraordinary man whose imprint on late twentieth-century China's social, political, and economic development is indelible. Written by an insider, this study is notable for the great detail it provides on elite-level Chinese Communist Party politics and...
Read More

Deng: A Political Biography is the story of an extraordinary man whose imprint on late twentieth-century China's social, political, and economic development is indelible. Written by an insider, this study is notable for the great detail it provides on elite-level Chinese Communist Party politics and Deng Xiaoping's changing relations with his party colleagues in the jockeying for power that constitutes an important aspect of CCP politics. Benjamin Yang has a masterful grasp of this dimension of Chinese politics, and his narrative leaves no doubt that Deng was a politician first and foremost. This fascinating biography combines intimate details and the sweep of history encompassing the epic struggles of twentieth-century China. Students of China, scholars as well as general readers, will find this book indispensable.
Show less
2.

Deng Xiaoping and the Chinese Revolution: A Political Biography » Read Now
by David S. G. Goodman. 212 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library
3.

Deng Xiaoping: Chronicle of an Empire » Read Now
by Ming Ruan. 288 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

"An inside view of how politics work in the era of Deng Xiaoping. Ruan Ming, who participated in the initial phase of China's reforms, has written an engrossing account of behind-the-scenes political machinations. It is the story of the fierce personal, political, and ideological struggles that have...
Read More

"An inside view of how politics work in the era of Deng Xiaoping. Ruan Ming, who participated in the initial phase of China's reforms, has written an engrossing account of behind-the-scenes political machinations. It is the story of the fierce personal, political, and ideological struggles that have led China to its present course--economic reforms at the expense of political reforms".--Merle Goldman, Boston University. Lightning Print On Demand Title
Show less
4.

Politics of Disillusionment: The Chinese Communist Party under Deng Xiaoping, 1978-1989 » Read Now
by Hsi-Sheng Chi. 328 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY UNDER DENG XIAOPING, 1978-1989 HSI-SHENG CHI...Chinese Communist Party under Deng Xiaoping, 1978-1989 / by Hsi-Sheng Chi...Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu...
5.

The Chinese Economy under Deng Xiaoping » Read Now
by Robert F. Ash, Y. Y. Kueh. 288 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

This book brings together distinguished contributors to create an essential reference volume on the future of China in the 1990s. The editors and contributors identify the main trends in the economy, cover the important topics carefully and comprehensively, and provide thought-provoking analysis of the likely future directions for China's growth.
6.

The Tiananmen Papers » Read Now
by Zhang Liang, Perry Link, Andrew J. Nathan. 513 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

Twenty-nine years ago, the Pentagon Papers provided a vivid, revelatory, sometimes damning look at the operations of the American government during the Vietnam War. Now "The Tiananmen papers" provides a similarly detailed, first-hand look inside China. Maps.
7.

Deng's 25 April Speech: This is Not an Ordinary Student Movement but a Turmoil, in World Affairs » Read Now
by Deng Xiaoping, Chong-Pin Lin. 3 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...NOT AN ORDINARY STUDENT MOVEMENT BUT A TURMOIL By DENG XIAOPING (1904-) (25 April 1989) 1 Translation by Chong...Besides the then-party-secretary of the city Jiang Zemin...
8.

Deng's 9 June Speech: We Faced a Rebellious Clique and Dregs of Society, in World Affairs » Read Now
by Deng Xiaoping. 5 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...AND DREGS OF SOCIETY By DENG XIAOPING Revised by Chong-Pin Lin...based on "Xin Hua She fa biao Deng Xiaoping liu jui jianghua quan wen" (Xin Hua Agency published Deng...
9.

China's Legal Awakening: Legal Theory and Criminal Justice in Deng's Era » Read Now
by Carlos Wing-Hung Lo. 388 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library
10.

Decision-Making in Deng's China: Perspectives from Insiders » Read Now
by Carol Lee Hamrin, Suisheng Zhao. 256 pgs.

Collections: Entire Library

...CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY UNDER DENG XIAOPING, 1978-1989 Hsi-sheng Chi...States CHINA IN THE ERA OF DENG XIAOPING A DECADE OF REFORM Michael...University. He is the author of...
11.

Chinese Politics from Mao to Deng » Read Now
by Victor C. Falkenheim. 350 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...many are guardedly hopeful that Deng Xiaoping's call for further efforts at...expect a quick or easy return to Deng Xiaoping's reform agenda. The chapters...the reform...
12.

Probing China's Soul: Religion, Politics, and Protest in the People's Republic » Read Now
by Julia Ching. 269 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...5, 1989 238 Deng Xiaopings Address June 9, 1989 241...Four 1978 Reemergence of Deng Xiaoping Xidan Democracy Movement...relations with China Deng Xiaoping visits the U.S...
13.

China in the Post-Utopian Age » Read Now
by Christopher J. Smith. 629 pgs.

Collections: History, Entire Library