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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Zedong Mao |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Alexander Pantsov; Steven I Levine |
| ISBN: | 9781451654479 1451654472 9781451654493 1451654499 |
| OCLC Number: | 772526023 |
| Notes: | Originally published in Russian: Moskva : Molodaia Gvardiia, 2007, under title Mao Tzėdun. |
| Description: | xix 755 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Note on the Spelling of Chinese Words -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction: Myths and Realities -- pt. 1. 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 -- pt. 2. 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 -- pt. 3. 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 -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Mao Zedong's Chronology -- Appendix: Mao Zedong's Genealogy. |
| Other Titles: | Mao T︠S︡zėdun. |
| Responsibility: | Alexander V. Pantsov with Steven I. Levine. |
Abstract:
The major new biography of Mao draws on never before seen documents to reveal surprising details about Mao's rise to power and leadership in China.
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