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Book Talk: Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion

Date & Time

Wednesday
Apr. 12, 2023
1:00pm – 2:00pm ET

Location

Online Only

Overview

American University Professor and former Wilson China Fellow Dr. Joseph Torigian explores in Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion the politics of succession in the Soviet Union and China the politics of succession in the Soviet Union and China. He argues that the power struggles following the deaths of Stalin and Mao respectively were shaped by a "politics of personal prestige, historical antagonisms, backhanded political maneuvering, and violence,” not a triumph of collective leadership as previously believed. This argument is important for understanding Chinese politics today.

Torigian joined us on April 12th for a discussion on discussion on Prestige, Manipulation, and Coercion and its implications for contemporary China, moderated by Kissinger Institute on the U.S. and China Director Robert Daly.


Hosted By

Indo-Pacific Program

The Indo-Pacific Program promotes policy debate and intellectual discussions on US interests in the Asia-Pacific as well as political, economic, security, and social issues relating to the world’s most populous and economically dynamic region.   Read more

Kissinger Institute on China and the United States

The Kissinger Institute works to ensure that China policy serves American long-term interests and is founded in understanding of historical and cultural factors in bilateral relations and in accurate assessment of the aspirations of China’s government and people.  Read more

History and Public Policy Program

The History and Public Policy Program makes public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, facilitates scholarship based on those records, and uses these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs.  Read more

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