The Culture of Leadership in Contemporary China : Conflict, Values, and Perspectives for a New Generation.

Cover -- The Culture of Leadership in Contemporary China -- The Culture of Leadership in Contemporary China -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Part I -- OVERVIEW -- Chapter 1 -- Traditional Chinese Ideology, Philosophy, and Values -- Confucianism -- Daoism -- Buddhism -- Part II -- POLITICAL LEADERS OF MODERN CHINA: FACTORS, VALUES, AND ISSUES -- Chapter 2 -- Chinese Leadership Biographies, Events, and Paths -- Chapter 3 -- Sun Yat Sen -- Sun's Roots -- Influential Events-the Taiping Rebellion -- From Revolution To Republic -- The Shame Of Versailles -- Contemporary Influences-liang Qichao -- Influential And Clashing Ideals -- Sun's Influence And Legacy -- Reform, Revolution, Ideals, And Implications -- Chapter 4 -- Yuan Shikai -- Yuan's Beginnings And Outlook -- Li Hongzhang-mandarin Mentor To Yuan -- Yuan's Survival Strategy-all Things To All Sides -- Revolution And Change -- The Republic's Rise And Fall -- Yuan's Legacy -- Chapter 5 -- Rising Ideologies -- New Culture-new China -- Chen Duxiu-the Communist In Liberal Democratic Clothing -- Russia To The Rescue -- Hu Shih-the Conduit To The West -- Lu Xun-mad About Corrupt Confucianism -- Diverging Ideologies -- Ccp And Gmd-common Objective, Divergent Paths -- Chapter 6 -- Jiang Jieshi -- Threat To Leadership-near And Far -- Emperor In General's Clothing? -- Western Views Of Jiang -- Re-united Front -- Internal, External-enemies All Around -- The Triple Threat To Jiang's Leadership -- Seeking To Breathe New Life Into National Leadership -- Jiang's Legacy -- Chapter 7 -- Mao Zedong -- Standing Up -- Not Your Father's Peasant -- Shaping Of Mao's Leadership Ideas And Ideals -- What Created The Cult Of Mao's Leadership? -- Mao's Marx -- No Second Thought -- Campaigns To Buttress Ideology -- Mao's Policies-reform -- Wilted Flowers -- The Great Leap Backward -- Leaping Toward Disaster.

A Culture In Constant Revolution -- Mao-the Epilogue -- Chapter 8 -- Deng Xiaoping -- Modernization Versus Ideology -- Not Your Average Peasant Youth -- France-the Mecca Of Revolution -- Impeccable Revolutionary Credentials -- Establishing His Own Thoughts -- Accepting Capitalism And Attendant Values? -- A Call To Leadership: Tiananmen Square-the Day Of Reckoning -- Passing The Torch -- Epilogue-deng Xiaoping -- Chapter 9 -- Jiang Zemin -- A Safe Bet To Succeed Giants -- From Out Of Nowhere-the Man And His Times -- Western Capitalism-communist Control-chinese Values -- Jiang's Post-tiananmen Years-a Shadow On China's Shine -- The Other Shoe Drops -- Asian Values-asian Way -- The Legacy Of Jiang Zemin -- Chapter 10 -- The Long March Ascent of Hu Jintao -- First Among Consensus Leadership -- Invisible Past -- It's Unanimous: Firmly In Control Through Consensus -- Not Playing Second Fiddle-hu And Wen -- Hu's Imprimatur-harmony And Balance -- Chinese Value Superiority -- Chapter 11 -- Prelude to Xi Jinping -- Competing Ccp Leadership Factions -- Chapter 12 -- Xi Jinping -- Xi's Personal Life -- The Sins Of His Father -- Imprint On His Leadership Style Today -- Xi Has A Dream -- Reading The Tea Leaves Of Xi's Chinese Dream -- Same Bed, Same Dream -- Part III -- THE EDUCATION OF TOMORROW'S CCP LEADERS -- Chapter 13 -- The Central Party School -- Teaching Values-anti-corruption -- Leading Through Good Governance- The Chinese Academy Of Governance -- The Cag's Challenges -- The Cag-policy Impact-state Council -- Keeping The State In "state-owned" And Supervisors Supervised -- Cag And Ngos: Leading Social Issues Or Measure Of Control? -- Ethics Training-chinese Values As Tradition -- China Executive Leadership Academy-the Nexus Of Business And Government -- Factors Of Today's Leadership Training For Growing Tomorrow's Leaders.

A New Breed-diverse, Cosmopolitan, And Versed In Social Science And Humanities -- Part IV -- CONCLUSION: LEADERSHIP LOOKING GLASS: THE LENS OF ITS PAST, THE VISION OF ITS FUTURE -- Chapter 14 -- Moving Beyond or Seeking Retribution for Its Past Humiliation? -- International Leadership Behavior- Fading West / Rising East? -- But . . . Does China Want To Lead And Can It? -- Global Leadership: Can China Lead? -- Who Thinks The World Of China? -- Is China Ready To Lead? Careful What You Ask For -- Leaders Of The Past-a Model For The Future? -- China Meta-narratives-what Outcome Will Shape Its Leadership Agenda? -- Leadership Characteristics And The Ideal Chinese Leader-past To Present -- Individual Achievement Or Team Work And Cooperation? -- Looking Ahead Through The Philosophy Of The Past -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

This study examines the culture of leadership--within the government, the Communist Party, and business--in contemporary China. The author analyzes the conflict between traditional Chinese values, communist ideology, and Western liberalism.

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