| Edition |
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xix, 755 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in Russian: Moskva : Molodaia Gvardiia, 2007, under title Mao Tszedun" -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [593]-713) and index. |
| Summary |
This major new biography of Mao uses extensive Russian documents previously unavailable to biographers to reveal surprising details about Mao's rise to power and his leadership in China. |
| Contents |
Myths and realities -- The apprentice. The foster child of the Bodhisattva -- On the threshold of a new world -- "I think, therefore, I am" -- The sound of footsteps in a deserted valley -- Dreams of a red chamber -- The Great Union of the Popular Masses -- Breathing world revolution, or, The magic of dictatorship -- "Following the Russian path" -- The lessons of Bolshevik tactics -- The revolutionary. Entering the Guomindang -- Hopes and disappointments -- Playing with Chiang Kai-shek -- The collapse of the United Front -- The path to the Soviets -- Red banner over the Jinggang Mountains -- A single spark can start a prairie fire -- Under the Comintern's wing -- Dog eat dog, Communist-style -- The long march -- The Xi'an Incident -- The flirtatious philosopher -- Consolidating control over the CCP -- Stalin, Mao, and the new democratic revolution in China -- The dictator. Visit to the Red Mecca -- The Korean adventure -- The contradictions of new democracy -- Socialist industrialization -- The Great Turning Point -- The emancipation of consciousness -- The Great Leap Forward -- Famine and fear -- "The dismissal of Hai Rui from office" -- To rebel is justified -- The Red Guard tragedy -- The mystery of Project 571 -- Death of the Red Emperor. |
| Subject |
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.
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Heads of state -- China -- Biography.
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China -- Politics and government -- 1949-1976.
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| Added Author |
Levine, Steven I.
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| Added Title |
Mao T︠S︡zėdun. English
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| ISBN |
9781451654479 hardcover $35.00 |
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1451654472 hardcover |
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