List of Boxes, Tables and Figures
Preface and Acknowledgements
1. On China’s Leaders and Leadership
2. Mao Zedong: Populist Tyrant
3. Deng Xiaoping: Pragmatic Leninist
4. Jiang Zemin: Bureaucratic Politician
5. Hu Jintao: Technocratic Apparatchik
6. Xi Jinping: Modern Emperor
7. Conclusion: China’s Leaders in Perspective
Notes
David Shambaugh is an internationally recognized authority and award-winning author on contemporary China and the international relations of Asia. He is the Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs, and Director of the China Policy Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He was previously Reader in Chinese Politics at the University of London's School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), where he also served as Editor of The China Quarterly. Professor Shambaugh is also a frequent commentator in the international media, serves on a number of editorial boards, has been a consultant to the US government, research institutions, foundations, and private corporations, and has taught undergraduate and graduate students for more than three decades.
“Fresh, fun, and insightful. Shambaugh has written a must-read book
for understanding contemporary China.”
Elizabeth C. Economy, Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution
“An engrossing mosaic of profiles that brings to life the very
different men who have led China over the past decades.”
Orville Schell, Director of the Center on U.S.–China Relations,
Asia Society
“A significant and important book from one of modern China’s
leading analysts.”
Kerry Brown, Director of the Lau China Institute, King’s College
London “Shambaugh’s comparative leadership lens leads to some
intriguing insights.”
The China Quarterly
“A highly readable and well-documented book by the doyen of China
scholars.”
Global Asia
“A highly regarded and experienced specialist in the study of
Chinese elite politics, Shambaugh is in his element delineating the
overlaps and divergences in the leadership styles of Mao and four
of his successors.”
Jeffrey Wassertrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History, University
of California-Irvine
“In this fresh look at the interplay of cultural, psychological,
and systemic factors shaping top Chinese leaders, Shambaugh
explores how the idiosyncrasies of PRC rulers have intersected with
broader changes in state behavior. Displaying extraordinary
precision and perception, this book will long serve as a classic in
leadership studies.”
Cheng Li, Director, John L. Thornton China Center, The Brookings
Institution, and author of Chinese Politics in the Xi Era
“David Shambaugh is widely regarded as one of the world’s most
astute analysts of Chinese politics, and his lucid study pays
particular attention to the personalities of the five top leaders
who have shaped China since the communist revolution of 1949.”
Rana Mitter, The Guardian
“David Shambaugh is now the doyen of China scholars. With his
latest book, China’s Leaders: From Mao to Now, he brings his
scholarship to the reach of lay audiences . . . a highly readable
and well-documented book spanning modern China.”
Nayan Chanda, Global Asia
“An authoritative and highly informative introduction to the major
political leaders of contemporary China.”
Michael Dillon, Professor of History and Affiliate of the Lau China
Centre, King’s College, London
“A superb overview of the Chinese Communist Party’s seven-decade
rule through profiles of five main leaders.”
Bookish Asia
“The book offers delightful insights that can be attributed to
Shambaugh’s kaleidoscopic knowledge and his years of work as an
academic in Chinese politics. Shambaugh has given students a lucid,
meticulous, and very well-structured volume canvassing China’s
prominent leaders.”
Modern Diplomacy
“a very good book indeed”
SupChina
“The book has a clear structure, and by emphasizing the comparison
of the five leaders it is immediately clear what the book is about.
Shambaugh's writing is clear and accessible, and also offers
readers without much specialist knowledge on the subject a good
overview of China's modern history.”
China2025
“A colourful and accessible introduction to China's five main
leaders to date.”
The Telegraph
“fascinating”
Asian Affairs
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