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3858208Zhou Enlaihttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/zhou-enlai-9781786726667/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2607760/4f8bba94-e2af-4afe-ab78-1181b8ac127c.jpg?v=638384206616000000581645MXNBloomsbury PublishingInStock/Ebooks/<p>Enigmatic, Eminence grise, the power behind the throne these phrases sum up Zhou Enlais long and varied, but always pivotal, political career in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s to 1970s.</p><p>Born in 1898, Zhou witnessed several of the most important events in Chinas modern history and was a close associate of both the nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek and communist leader Mao Zedong, whom he served under as Chinas first premier from 1949 until 1976. Zhou was also a major ally of Deng Xiaoping a source, for example, of major influence on his Four Modernizations in agriculture, industry, science and technology, and the military. He was thus the prime architect of Chinas drive towards superpower status and one of the key determinants of Chinas central role in the modern world.</p><p>Zhou does not conform readily to any of the stereotypes of communist leaders, Chinese or otherwise. Cultivated and urbane, he was a sympathetic and intellectual character, who was well-liked by non-communists, foreigners and his staff. He was one of the most complex figures in the politics of contemporary China, and certainly one of the most interesting, although his influence was never all that obvious. In this book, Michael Dillon restores him to his rightful place in history and analyses the role of a man who was a genuine statesman rather than just a political operator.</p>...3797532Zhou Enlai581645https://www.gandhi.com.mx/zhou-enlai-9781786726667/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2607760/4f8bba94-e2af-4afe-ab78-1181b8ac127c.jpg?v=638384206616000000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20209781786726667_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_<p>Enigmatic, Eminence grise, the power behind the throne these phrases sum up Zhou Enlais long and varied, but always pivotal, political career in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s to 1970s.</p><p>Born in 1898, Zhou witnessed several of the most important events in Chinas modern history and was a close associate of both the nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek and communist leader Mao Zedong, whom he served under as Chinas first premier from 1949 until 1976. Zhou was also a major ally of Deng Xiaoping a source, for example, of major influence on his Four Modernizations in agriculture, industry, science and technology, and the military. He was thus the prime architect of Chinas drive towards superpower status and one of the key determinants of Chinas central role in the modern world.</p><p>Zhou does not conform readily to any of the stereotypes of communist leaders, Chinese or otherwise. Cultivated and urbane, he was a sympathetic and intellectual character, who was well-liked by non-communists, foreigners and his staff. He was one of the most complex figures in the politics of contemporary China, and certainly one of the most interesting, although his influence was never all that obvious. In this book, Michael Dillon restores him to his rightful place in history and analyses the role of a man who was a genuine statesman rather than just a political operator.</p>(*_*)9781786726667_<p>Enigmatic, Eminence grise, the power behind the throne these phrases sum up Zhou Enlais long and varied, but always pivotal, political career in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s to 1970s.</p><p>Born in 1898, Zhou witnessed several of the most important events in Chinas modern history and was a close associate of both the nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek and communist leader Mao Zedong, whom he served under as Chinas first premier from 1949 until 1976. Zhou was also a major ally of Deng Xiaoping a source, for example, of major influence on his Four Modernizations in agriculture, industry, science and technology, and the military. He was thus the prime architect of Chinas drive towards superpower status and one of the key determinants of Chinas central role in the modern world.</p><p>Zhou does not conform readily to any of the stereotypes of communist leaders, Chinese or otherwise. Cultivated and urbane, he was a sympathetic and intellectual character, who was well-liked by non-communists, foreigners and his staff. He was one of the most complex figures in the politics of contemporary China, and certainly one of the most interesting, although his influence was never all that obvious. In this book, Michael Dillon restores him to his rightful place in history and analyses the role of a man who was a genuine statesman rather than just a political operator.</p>...9781786726667_Bloomsbury Publishinglibro_electonico_538ee0e1-592f-3af5-857a-7b74fe9648b2_9781786726667;9781786726667_9781786726667Michael DillonInglésMéxico2020-01-23T00:00:00+00:00Bloomsbury Publishing