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Book SynopsisThis is the most comprehensive and authoritative biography to date of Mao Zedong, enriched by information only recently made available in China.
Trade Review"Indispensable to understanding the inseparable relationship between Mao and events in China over the last century. What's more, it's fascinating reading." --
Chicago Sun-Times"Terrill is a biographical genius. . . . His warts-and-all portrait of Mao is unrelentingly fascinating from beginning to end." --
Houston Chronicle"An extraordinary achievement. . . . A brilliant narrative interpretation of the experiences, motivations, and major acts of China's greatest revolutionary." * John K. Fairbank *
Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Prologue; 2. Childhood (1893-1910); 3. Knowlege for what? (1910-18); 4. Wider world in Peking and Shanghai (1918-21); 5. Organizing (1921-27); 6. Struggle (1927-35); 7. A grip on the future (1935-36); 8. Fighting Japan (1936-45); 9. The sage (1936-45); 10. A ripening peach (1945-49); 11. 'We shall put aside the things we know well' (1949-50); 12. Remolding (1951-53); 13. Building (1953-56); 14. Doubts (1956-57); 15. Tinkering with the system (1958-59); 16. Russia and beyond (1958-64); 17. Retreat (1961-64); 18. The furies of utopia (1965-69); 19. A tall thing is easy to break (1969-71); 20. Nixon (1972); 21. Fractured vision (1973-75); 22. An arrow near the end of its flight (1976); 23. Epilogue; Reference notes; Bibliography; Index.
