Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist An Economist Best Book of the Year | A Financial Times Book of the Year | A Wall S

One of the most important figures in global politics during the second half of the 20th century; Deng Xiaoping is generally considered the central figure behind

A Financial Times “Summer Books” Selection “Will become required reading.” —Times Literary Supplement “Elegantly written...with a confidence that co

This book covers the entire life of Deng Xiaoping. Starting with his childhood and student years to the post-Tiananmen era.

Traces the life and career of the Chinese Communist leader who brought reforms and international trade to China in the 1980s.