2009 Arthur Ross Book Award: Out of Mao’s Shadow

Friday, June 26, 2009
CFR Arthur Ross Book Award

Watch Philip Pan discuss his book Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China, recipient of the 2009 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.

 

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