Recensione:
The best biography of the man who, along with Mao, was China's dominant statesman of the 20th century. (Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Week)
Alexander Pantsov and Steven Levine have been able to mine the Russian archives for their book, which gives [this biography an] intimate flavour... This is best seen in their description of the crucial relationship between Deng and Mao Zedong. (Times Higher Education, Kerry Brown)
This is the best biography of him so far... The book is written in a clear, direct style that leads the general reader painlessly through the thickets of Maxism and Sinology. It is punctuated with neat, vivid anecdotes. It is balanced but unflinching. (Sunday Times, Michael Sheridan)
Alexander V Pantsov and Steven I Levine's use of previously closed Soviet archives and a wider range of Chinese sources has informed the most comprehensive biography to date... In changing China, Deng changed the world: since we live with his legacy, this biography is essential reading. (Prospect, Isabel Hilton)
A painstaking and worthwhile effort... [the authors] have made extensive use of a hitherto untapped source: once secret archives kept by the Soviet Union... The book contains many interesting details, especially of Deng's career before he became the paramount leader. (Economist)
A strong and solid contribution to our understanding of Deng's importance. In particular, Pantsov's impressive access to the Russian archives permits a range of useful insights on Deng's early life and revolutionary career, as well as the sweep of his life... The biography makes a distinctive and welcome contribution to our understanding of Deng, and the style is accessible. (The Times, Rana Mitter)
For a critical, evidence-based biography, turn to Pantsov and Levine. (Jeremy Brown, Times Literary Supplement)
This biography is the most balanced and well researched to date, combining a lively style with genuine insights derived from many years of close study. (Literary Review, Frank Dikotter)
[This books provides] a wealth of detail on Deng's tasks as a CCP organiser ... Pantsov and Levine's life is no whitewash: Deng's centrality to a number of the bloodiest events in the PRC's history is fully documented. In addition to trawling the extensive Soviet archives, they have mined an impressive number of Chinese, Russian and English-language documents and memoirs to reference every possible detail and cross every empirical 't'. (New Left Review)
The definitive life of Deng Xiaoping. (Dr Jonathan Chatwin, Asian Review of Books)
L'autore:
Alexander V. Pantsov is a professor of history and holds the Edward and Mary Catherine Gerhold Chair in the Humanities at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. He has published numerous scholarly works including fifteen books, among them The Bolsheviks and the Chinese Revolution 1919-1927 and Mao: The Real Story.Steven I. Levine is research faculty associate, Department of History, University of Montana. He is the author, co-author, and editor of numerous works, including Mao: The Real Story and Arc of Empire: America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam, co-authored with Michael H. Hunt.
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