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Damage Control: The Chinese Communist Party in the Jiang Zemin Era
Jiang Zemin stepped down as the Secretary General of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2002, marking "the first time in the history of the People's Republic of China (PRC) that a physically health party boss stepped down without intensive political struggles among top leaders," note editors Wang and Zheng (both of the East Asian Institute, National U. of Singapore). Bringing together scholars from their Institute, they present 15 papers assessing Zemin's tenure as party leader. The major themes of the collection are ideological and organizational decay, damage control and response, and the party in transition. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
352 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2003
About the author
Wang Gungwu
96 books48 followersWang Gungwu is an academic who has studied and written about the Chinese diaspora, although he has objected to the use of the word diaspora to describe the migration of Chinese from China, because it is inaccurate and has been used to perpetuate fears of a "Chinese threat". He was born in Surabaya, Indonesia, and grew up in Ipoh, Malaysia. He completed his secondary education in Anderson School, Ipoh before going to the university.
He studied history in the University of Malaya, Singapore, where he received both his Bachelor and Masters degrees. He holds a Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (1957) for his thesis on The structure of power in North China during the Five Dynasties. He taught at the University of Malaya (in both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur) before going to Canberra in 1968 to become Professor of Far Eastern History in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at Australian National University. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1995. In 2007, Wang became the third person to be named University Professor by the National University of Singapore.
He studied history in the University of Malaya, Singapore, where he received both his Bachelor and Masters degrees. He holds a Ph.D. from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (1957) for his thesis on The structure of power in North China during the Five Dynasties. He taught at the University of Malaya (in both Singapore and Kuala Lumpur) before going to Canberra in 1968 to become Professor of Far Eastern History in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at Australian National University. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1986 to 1995. In 2007, Wang became the third person to be named University Professor by the National University of Singapore.
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