China after Deng Xiaoping : The Power Struggle in Beijing Since Tiananmen

This study analyzes major political and economic trends in China since the June 4, 1989 crackdown.

The intriguing career of patriarch Deng Xiaoping after the Tiananmen Square massacre - and his place in history - is examined with the help of previously unpublished documents from China and interviews with key figures.Topics covered include Deng Xiaoping's controversial legacy; economic reform, the Maoist restoration and the residual influence of leftism; stagnation in political reform; the succession crisis; the rise of the entrepreneurial class; and the post-Deng leadership.