Mao's forgotten successor : the political career of Hua Guofeng

Author(s)

• Weatherley, Robert

Bibliographic Information

Mao's forgotten successor : the political career of Hua Guofeng

Robert Weatherley

Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

1st ed

• : hbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-191) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Hua Guofeng succeeded Mao in 1976, emerging almost out of nowhere following an unexceptional career in Shanxi and Hunan. In just over two years, Hua had been eclipsed by Deng Xiaoping, a more politically shrewd, progressive and charismatic figure. If Hua's rise to power was remarkable, then this fall was even more so.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction The Young Revolutionary: Hua in Shanxi (1921-49) Towards Rural Reform: Hua in Hunan (1949-57) The Great Leap Forward and the Post-Leap Recovery Period: Hua in Hunan (1958-65) The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: Hua in Hunan (1966-70) Entering the Centre: Hua in Beijing (1971-76) The Return of Deng Xiaoping: Hua in Decline (1977-1980) Conclusion Bibliography

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB05259634
• ISBN:
  • 9780230542471
• LCCN: 2010042868
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 203 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS779.29.H8
  • DC22 : 951.05/7092
  • DC22 : B
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Hua, Guofeng
  • LCSH : Prime ministers -- China -- Biography
  • LCSH : Communists -- China -- Biography
  • LCSH : China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002