The New Emperors: China in the Era of Mao and Deng by Harrison E. Salisbury

The New Emperors: China in the Era of Mao and Deng

Harrison E. Salisbury

576 pages first pub 1993 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
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The concept of emperor in China is intimately associated with that of the dragon. China's dragons, guardians of the throne, are unlike those of the West. They are benign and protective but can turn like terrible emperors on the people. If they do ...

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