Ezra F. Vogel (1930–2020)
Autore di Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
Sull'Autore
Ezra F. Vogel is the author of Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize, and of the international bestseller Japan as Number One. He was Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences Emeritus at mostra altro Harvard University. mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Ezra Vogel in National Library of China,Beijing. He just gove a speech on his study of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping. The simplified chinese version of his work Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China just published. By 用心阁 - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24024123
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- Nome legale
- Vogel, Ezra Feivel
- Data di nascita
- 1930-07-11
- Data di morte
- 2020-12-20
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Delaware, Ohio, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Causa della morte
- surgery complications
- Istruzione
- Ohio Wesleyan University
Harvard University
United States Army
Yale University
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- Opere
- 17
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 630
- Popolarità
- #39,984
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 10
- ISBN
- 64
- Lingue
- 4
It is well-written, in-depth and neutral in tone; it describes the good and bad effects his reforms had on China.
This biography also highlights the key people who were at Deng's side during his reign (Zhou Enlai, Chen Yun, Hua Guofeng, Zhao Ziyang, Li Peng, Deng Liqun etc) and the opponents who were not so keen on his introduction of radical reforms to the country (the infamous Gang Of Four, in particular Jiang Qing).
The only bad things about the book are the sheer size of volume (which is not surprising) and that Vogel has chosen to write in accordance to how he carried out his reforms.
On overall, Deng may come across to the reader as a highly intelligent and ruthless leader; but also well-liked, respected by the Party and the Chinese public who remain grateful to him for ending much of the poverty and starvation they faced, and being a good parent to his family and wife.… (altro)