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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... read more

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MAO ZEDONG WAS BORN in 1893, at at time when China was sliding into one of the bleakest and most humiliating decades in its long history.

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This book is in Penguin Lives. (publisher series)

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  1. Jonathan D. Spence (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0670886696
Page Count: 208

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