| Description |
[xvi], 814 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Part one. Lukewarm believer -- Part two. Long march to surpemacy in the Party -- Part three. Building his power base -- Part four. To conquer China -- Part five. Chasing a superwpoer dream -- Part six. Unsweet revenge |
| Summary |
This biography is full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing a completely unknown Mao: he was not driven by idealism or ideology: his intimate and intricate relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920's. Mao conquered China in 1949 and his goal was to dominate the world. in chasing this dream he caused the deaths of 38 million people in the greatest famine in history. In all, well over 70 million Chinese perished under Mao's rule in peacetime |
| Analysis |
China |
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Political leadership |
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Biography |
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History, 1901-1999 |
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Overseas item |
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Mao Zedong |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography of Chinese-language sources : pages 745-768 |
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Bibliography of Non Chinese-language sources : pages 769-789 |
| Subject |
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.
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Heads of state -- China -- Biography.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Politics and government -- 1949- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024174
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China -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024101
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
Halliday, Jon.
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| ISBN |
0224071262 |
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