Books by Kerry Brown
“Kerry Brown’s book, Xi: A Study in Power, is introductory. Important concepts are introduced, and it contains a very brief biography of Xi Jinping. It’s a very good basic background for someone who knows next to nothing about him or about China…This book’s central argument is that Xi Jinping, as an individual person, does not really count. It is the Chinese Communist Party that Xi represents, and to which he is a servant. This is Xi’s main purpose.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Kerry Brown were recommended
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Xi: A Study in Power
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The Third Revolution: Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
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Xi Jinping: The Hidden Agendas of China’s Ruler for Life
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Dictatorship by Degrees: Xi Jinping in China
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The Politics of the Core Leader in China: Culture, Institution, Legitimacy, and Power
by Xuezhi Guo
The best books on Xi Jinping, recommended by Olivia Cheung
The best books on Xi Jinping, recommended by Olivia Cheung
Despite his own and his family’s suffering under Maoism, China’s president, Xi Jinping, has turned his back on some of the reforms of the past four decades, dismantling safeguards designed to ensure that some of the disasters of that era never happen again. Olivia Cheung, a research fellow at SOAS and co-author of The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, recommends books to better understand China’s leader and his quest to build a new world order—led by China and admired by all.
