"This brilliant biography of Xi Zhongxun, revolutionary politician and father of China's current leader, reveals the human dramas and intrigue behind the curtain in Chinese politics. Joseph Torigian is a prodigious researcher whose interviews with the Dalai Lama and others are worth the price of the book. A vividly written page-turner and a major scholarly accomplishment."

—Susan Shirk, University of California, San Diego

Explore

Fall/Winter 2024

Catalog
View catalog

From the blog

Visit our blog

Redwood Press

Imprints

Redwood Press curates well-crafted books that spur thought, stir debate, and invite the reader into ongoing conversations.

Explore our Redwood Press Imprint

About the press

Stanford University Press—or at least, the idea of it—was born in Bloomington, Indiana. It was there in 1891 that Leland and Jane Stanford offered the presidency of their new university to David Starr Jordan, who, before accepting the post, drew up a memo of understanding for the Stanfords’ approval.

Learn more about the press