The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers

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Few outsiders have any realistic sense of the innards motives rivalries and fears of the Chinese Communist leadership. But we all know much more than before thanks to Richard McGregors illuminating and richly-textured look at the people in charge of Chinas political machinery.... Invaluable. James Fallows National Correspondent for The Atlantic The Party is Financial Times reporter Richard McGregors eye-opening investigation into Chinas Communist Party and the integral role it has played in the countrys rise as a global superpower and rival to the United States. Many books have examined Chinas economic rise human rights record turbulent history and relations with the U.S.; none until now however have tackled the issue central to understanding all of these issues: how the ruling communist government works. The Party delves deeply into Chinas secretive political machine.