Inside the Mind of Xi Jinping - Softcover

Bougon, Francois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184904984X ISBN 13: 9781849049849

Verlag: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2018

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"Expertly dissects how the son of an ousted party official has exploited the myth and zeal of China's past to create a vision of its future that balances tradition and transformation. Bougon offers critical insights for anyone seeking to understand China's ascendancy and its implications for the world order."--Chris Lu, former White House cabinet secretary, Obama Administration

"Compact and accessible." -- The Times

"An engrossing and vitally significant book."--Sunday Guardian Live

"Bougon . . . peers into the black box of Xi's ambitions and strategy."--New Statesman

"A riveting biography, Inside the Mind of Xi Jinping delves deep into the mindset of the Chinese President."--Business Standard

"An excellent account of Xi Jinping's life and career, what drives him, and why he is different from his predecessors. Its range and depth are impressive."--Jonathan Fenby, author of The Penguin History of Modern China

"An engaging analysis of Xi's thinking based on the Chinese leader's own words . . . it has much to offer as a guide to contemporary Chinese political thought."-- Survival

"A rare journalistic attempt . . . refreshing." -- Morning Star

"A succinct account of the Xi Jinping phenomenon by an eyewitness to the key moments of his rise--but with a healthy dose of skepticism. Bougon sheds highly readable, and often humorous, light on China's seemingly omnipotent leader, and on how he is shaping our world."--Kerry Brown, author of The World According to Xi

"Timely and compact, Inside the Mind of Xi Jinping probes China's current posture through the thinking of its most assured leader since Mao. Unlike his counterparts in the West, Xi emerges as cultured, capable, politically adept and unashamedly authoritarian. The world, no less than China, should take note."--John Keay, author of China: A History

"French journalist Bougon's compelling account delves deep into the mentality of the Chinese president . . . offer[ing] important insights for anyone interested in understanding the mindset of the current Chinese leader and the implications for China's prospects. Timely, accessible, and concise."--Choice

Reseña del editor

Anyone seeking to become the world's most powerful leader must have the courage of their convictions. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, is ready to don Chairman Mao's mantle, but also has his own lofty ambitions. To succeed, he knows he must do more than swap the Little Red Book for the Analects of Confucius. For Xi, the greatest challenge facing China's thinkers today is to preserve Marxism as a guiding ideology, while engaging critically with mistaken credos like 'constitutional democracy', 'universal values' and neoliberalism, . China must have total faith in its own brand of socialism. This new Marxism must also blend meaningfully with Chinese tradition; with Confucius, Mencius and Xi's favourite philosopher, Han Fei. Does this revival of Han Fei, who preached preservation of authority through force and fear, point to a 'new-market totalitarianism' in Xi's China? Will this be the price of the Chinese dream?

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 184904984X
• ISBN 13: 9781849049849
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232