| Edition |
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
| Description |
xix, 755 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Originally published in Russian: Moskva : Molodaia Gvardiia, 2007, under title Mao Tzėdun. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references 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 -- Appendix 1. Mao Zedong's chronology -- Appendix 2. Mao Zedong's genealogy. |
| Subject |
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.
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Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976. |
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Heads of state -- China -- Biography.
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Heads of state. |
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China. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
China -- Politics and government -- 1949-1976.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1949-1976 |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Levine, Steven I.
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| Added Title |
Mao T͡Szėdun. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2012001034
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| ISBN |
9781451654479 |
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1451654472 |
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9781451654493 ebook |
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1451654499 ebook |
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