Download or read book Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China written by Richard Evans and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1997 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the Chinese leader's life in the context of twentieth-century turmoil, recounting the Japanese invasion, the ascent of communism, Mao's Cultural Revolution, and other events.