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The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao’s close circle in China who have never talked before — and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him.... read more
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Summary edit
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!
In highschool history, I was subjected to the 'fashionable' view of Communist takeover of China - the myth of Mao, the myth of the Long March, the rest, all written by people with (red) stars in their eyes.
This book - written by a truly incredible author... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Mao Tse-tung: When Mao said "I deliberately do to others what I would not want done to me" he summarised his life's philosophy. This biography shows what a life lived on that nonprinciple does to itself and to others.
- Zhou En-lai: Coward.
- Deng Xiaoping: Patient and courageous.
- Jiang Qing: Evil hypocrite.
- Chiang Kai-Shek: Could have won had he been a better man.
- Stalin: Less ruthless than Mao.
- Chou En-lai: Coward.
- Liu Shao-chi: Add a description of this character.
- Peng De-huai
- Wang Ming
- Khrushchev
- Kissinger
- Lin Biao
- Kim
- Chen
- Zhu De
- Mme Mao
- Dimitrov
- Braun
- Generalissimo
- Mikoyan
- Marshall
- Kuai
- Sihanouk
- Nixon: Used?
- Chang Kuo-tao
- Ruijin
- Mayor Peng
- Orlov
- Kang
- Li Na
- Yang
- Lenin
- Vladimirov
- Xiang
- Litt
- Roosevelt: Fool.
- Wei
- Edgar Snow
- Parry
- Gomulka
- Sukarno
Setting & Locations edit
- China
- Moscow
- Russia
- Peking
- Shanghai
- Yenan
- America
- Japan
- Manchuria
- Changsha
- North Korea
- Soviet Union
- Kremlin
- Taiwan
- Chongqing
- Nanjing
- Wuhan
- Hong Kong
- Mongolia
- Canton
- India
- Britain
- Tibet
- Hunan
- France
- Sichuan
- Germany
- Vietnam
- Hanoi
- Washington
- Zhongnanhai
- Albania
- Guizhou
- Poland
- Jiangxi
- Europe
- Indonesia
- Bomb
- Cuba
- Shaoshan
- Usa
- Burma
- Asia
- Paris
- Zunyi
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jung Chang (Author)
- Jon Halliday (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0224071262
Page Count: 832
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 0224071262
Page Count: 832
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 951.05092
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