{"product_id":"political-leaders-of-modern-china-edwin-leung-9780313302169","title":"Political Leaders of Modern China: A Biographical Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough the individual characteristics of China's political leaders, a nation-building process began. Chinese leaders fell into two categories of reformers: conservative and liberal. Conservative reformers saw a corruption of the moral order of society that needed to be eliminated in order to restore the country's moral integrity, while liberal reformers attempted to embrace the flaws and lead China toward Socialism. One hundred Chinese leaders--from the Opium War to 2001--are profiled in this comprehensive biographical dictionary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book provides the most up-to-date coverage of modern Chinese political leadership during the Imperial, Republican, and Communist periods. Political leaders throughout each period had a common desire for reform within the country while maintaining China's political and cultural legacy. Leung invokes the uniqueness of those leaders in their struggle for personal gain and national improvement as they fought to preserve traditional values. Written by 30 international scholars and experts in the field using both Western and Chinese sources, this is the most authoritative dictionary on the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edwin Leung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313302162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313302169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.76h x 6.64w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2003 pg. 1501","brand":"Edwin Leung","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152959516927,"sku":"9780313302169","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_52661ff0-159e-430d-bf18-92e3ee342363.jpg?v=1770780349","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/political-leaders-of-modern-china-edwin-leung-9780313302169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}