Mao (Paperback, New Ed)

Reading more like a novel than a political biography, this book - part of the Weidenfeld & Nicolson Lives series - is a compelling, erudite account of the life of Chairman Mao Zedong, one of Communist China's most revered and despised leaders. Born on a farm in the rural inland province of Hunan in 1893, Mao was married by arrangement at the age of 14, but left home following the death of his young wife three years after their marriage. Spence sets out to show how Mao was able to rise high above his humble origins and sustain his flight to power for so long. As Mao himself once admitted, his chosen policies were 'contradictions' and his own personality mirrored these inconsistencies. Spence moves from the political to the personal to come to a deeper understanding of the man and the factors that shaped the omnipotence of this 'Lord of Misrule'. (Kirkus UK)

In this blend of history, literature and politics, Jonathan Spence gets to the heart of the complex personality of Chairman Mao Zedong. The biography penetrates Mao's rhetoric and infamous self-will to distil an intimate portrait of a man as withdrawn and mysterious as the emperors he disdained.

General

Imprint:	Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2000
Authors:	Jonathan Spence
Dimensions:	197 x 128 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	205
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7538-1071-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	0-7538-1071-9
Barcode:	9780753810712

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