366. The Architect of Modern China

“He's very much a friend of the show, Ranamita, who currently is Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at Oxford, but is about to head Harvardwards. And author of two wonderful books on China's experience in the Second World War, China's war with Japan and China's good war.”

“He's very much a friend of the show, Ranamita, who currently is Professor of the History and Politics of Modern China at Oxford, but is about to head Harvardwards. And author of two wonderful books on China's experience in the Second World War, China's war with Japan and China's good war.”

“The book that's probably more relevant to this is one that you wrote maybe 20 years ago, is it? A Bitter Revolution, China's Struggle with the Modern World.”

“The best source for understanding the economic models that Deng Xiaoping and his fellow Politburo members experimented with is the fantastic book Unlikely Partners by Julian De Wertz.”

“Julian Gewirtz's most recent book, Never Turn Back, is a biography of Zhao Ziyang, essentially putting him back into the Deng Xiaoping story.”

“The speaker mentions their book, 'A Bit of Revolution', in the context of discussing the significance of a television series and its impact on Chinese society.”