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Mao Zedong

Autor Jonathan D. Spence
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 aug 2006
An intimate history of one of the most formidable and elusive rulers in modern history

From humble origins in the provinces, Mao Zedong rose to absolute power, unifying with an iron fist a vast country torn apart by years of weak leadership, colonialism, and war. This sharply drawn and insightful account brings to life this modern-day emperor and the tumultuous era that he did so much to shape.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780143037729
ISBN-10: 0143037722
Pagini: 210
Ilustrații: b/w map on pages xviii-xix
Dimensiuni: 129 x 181 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: Penguin Publishing Group

Cuprins

Foreword
Acknowledgments
1. A Child of Hunan

2. Self-Strengthening

3. Casting Around

4. Into the Party

5. Workers and Peasants

6. The Long Retreat

7. Crafting the Image

8. Taking Over

9. The Ultimate Vision

10. Bleak Harvest

11. Fanning the Flames

12. Embers

Notes


Recenzii

Exceptionally successful. (The New Yorker)


Notă biografică

Jonathan Spence's eleven books on Chinese history include The Gate of Heavenly Peace, Treason by the Book, and The Death of Woman Wang. His awards include a Guggenheim and a MacArthur Fellowship. He teaches at Yale University.

Descriere

This intimate portrait of Mao Zedong, one of the most formidable and elusive rulers in modern history, introduces the essential background about the Chinese leader, including his relations with family, friends, and confidential assistants, as well as his youthful writings, poems, letters, and drafts of speeches.