Name: Mao: The Unknown Story
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Author: Jung Chang
ISBN: 9780679746324

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jung Chang

Jon Halliday

Publisher

Anchor Books

Year

2006

Language

English

Pages

801

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.5 x 16.0 x 4.4 cm

Weight

1.17 kg.

ISBN

0679746323

ISBN13

9780679746324

Synopsis "Mao: The Unknown Story "

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. It is full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing a completely unknown Mao: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; his intimate and intricate relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920s, ultimately bringing him to power; he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China; and he schemed, poisoned, and blackmailed to get his way. After Mao conquered China in 1949, his secret goal was to dominate the world. In chasing this dream he caused the deaths of 38 million people in the greatest famine in history. In all, well over 70 million Chinese perished under Mao's rule -- in peacetime.

Jung Chang

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Jung Chang is a British writer born in China who currently resides in London. Internationally known for her family autobiography Wild Swans, she has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, but it is banned in mainland China.

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