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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
Published by Harvard University Press
“The rise of China as a mighty global economic power, which now seems so inexorable, was never foreordained,” said George Russell, the jury chair. “That it happened, and how it happened, depended enormously on the wiles, stratagems and vision of the short, pugnacious man who is the subject of this deeply informed book by one…
The Shortlist
The other shortlisted books for this year’s Lionel Gelber Prize were as follows:
Jurors
George Russell
Jury Chair (New York City, USA)
Prof. Russell Roberts
USA
Dr. Gaynor Johnson
United Kingdom
Daniel Paul Henninger
USA
William Thorsell
Canada
Press releases
Media coverage
TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin, March 19, 2012
National Post, February 23, 2012
e! Science News, February 14, 2012
Harvard Gazette, February 14, 2012
Quill & Quire, February 13, 2012
Globe & Mail, February 13, 2012
National Post, February 13, 2012
CBC News, February 13, 2012
Foreign Policy, February 13, 2012