Xi Jinping

Alfred L. Chan is a Professor Emeritus at Huron University College, Western University, and a Research Associate with the Asian Institute at the Munk Centre for Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto. A political scientist and a China expert, he has taught at Carleton University, McGill University, and Calgary University. He has published in leading international journals on China such as The China Quarterly, The China Journal, Studies on Contemporary China, and Pacific Affairs. He is also the author of Mao's Crusade.

• 1. Introduction Part I: Xi Jinping's Path to the Top 2. Childhood and Youth: Privilege and Trauma (1953-1979) 3. Early Career: Central Military Commission (1979-1982) and Zhengding County (1983-1985) 4. Seventeen Years in Fujian (1985-2002) 5. Governing Zhejiang (2002-2007) 6. The Shanghai Interlude and Political Succession at the Seventeenth Party Congress (2007) 7. The Trial of the Heir Presumptive and Crisis Management (2007-2012) 8. The Eighteenth Party Congress (2012) and the Politics of Succession Part II: Xi Jinping's First Term as General Secretary: Power and Policy in Turbulent Times (2012-2017) 9. Consolidation of Power, Image Building, and Disciplining the Party-State and Society 10. Economic Revival, Social Development, and the Search for a New Development Model 11. Reforming the Military and the Recalibration of Foreign Relations 12. The Nineteenth Party Congress: Personnel and Policy Changes (October 2017) 13. The Thirteenth National People's Congress (March 2018) and Administrative Reform 14. Conclusion Sources Cited Abbreviation Glossary Tables and Figures

As a pioneering academic work on Xi Jinping's life and political career, Alfred Chan's book will be one of the definitive guides to the most important political leader in China since Mao. This well-researched book draws on rich data, wide ranging English and Chinese-language literature, and social science analysis to interpret what Xi's reign means for China's rise and its place in the world.