Genre: | Social Science, Textbook |
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Language : | English |
Published: | January 04, 2024 |
Edition: | 1st |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9781529914450 |
ISBN10: | 1529914450 |
Pages: | 208 |
Dimensions: | 4.96 x 7.8 x 0.51 inches |
Weight: | 120 g |
Meet the most powerful leader in the world.
Chinese premier Xi Jinping graces our television screens and news headlines on a regular basis. But even after a decade in power, he remains shrouded in mystery.
From growing up with a father purged in Mao's Cultural Revolution and his mission to eradicate poverty, to his persecution of Uyghur Muslims and paranoia about being likened to Winnie-the-Pooh, Xi Jinping is a man obscured by caricatures. In this short, essential primer, historian and writer Michael Dillon unveils the character of Xi Jinping - arguably the world's most powerful man - to truly understand his grip on China, what he wants and how the West gets him wrong.
But this is not just the story of Xi; this is the story of today's largest economic powerhouse, which dives into the crux of the issue - what does Xi's leadership of China mean for the rest of the world, and what will he do next?