Pantsov, Alexander, 1955-
New York : Simon & Schuster, c2012.
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Notes:
- Originally published in Russian: Moskva : Molodaia Gvardiia, 2007, under title Mao Tszėdun.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [675]-713) and index.
- 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.
- This major new biography of Mao uses extensive Russian documents previously unavailable to biographers to reveal surprising details about Mao’s rise to power and his leadership in China.
Subjects:
- Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.
- Heads of state — China — Biography.
- China — Politics and government — 1949-1976.
Requested by Gustafson, D