Deng Xiaoping: Leader in a Changing China

by Whitney Stewart

Traces the life and career of the Chinese Communist leader who brought reforms and international trade to China in the 1980s.

128 pages, Library Binding

First published February 1, 2001

About the author

Whitney Stewart has interviewed the 14th Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi, and Sir Edmund Hillary for her young adult biographies. She has traveled all over Europe and Asia to write her books. When she is not writing, she is usually visiting schools and libraries to give talks.

Her personal interests are in reading, traveling, yoga, meditation, and sea kayaking. She lives with her husband and son.

Reviews

[TryingReader]

Got more information on his early years than the Wikipedia entry, and I enjoyed the parts that demonstrated the extends of Deng's adaptability and sleaziness.