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Mao: The Unknown Story (Paperback, New Ed)
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Mao: The Unknown Story (Paperback, New Ed)
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List price R539
Loot Price R493
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The most authoritative life of Mao ever written, by the bestselling
author of Wild Swans, Jung Chang and her husband, historian Jon
Halliday. 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, this is the most authoritative life of Mao ever
written. 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. Combining
meticulous history with the story-telling style of Wild Swans, this
biography makes immediate Mao's roller-coaster life, as he
intrigued and fought every step of the way to force through his
unpopular decisions. Mao's character and the enormity of his
behaviour towards his wives, mistresses and children are unveiled
for the first time. This is an entirely fresh look at Mao in both
content and approach. It will astonish historians and the general
reader alike. 'This a bombshell of a book', Chris Patten, The Times
'The first great political biography of the twenty-first century'
Spectator
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