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Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao Tse-tung's close circle in China, this is a biography of Mao. It aims to explode the myth of the Long March, showing that: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China; and he schemed, poisoned and blackmailed to get his way.
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Mao: The Unknown Story, Jung Chang, Jon Halliday
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- 2006
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jung Chang, Jon Halliday
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 971
- ISBN10
- 009949924x
- ISBN13
- 9780099499244
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Asia, China
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- 3.8 out of 5
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- Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao Tse-tung's close circle in China, this is a biography of Mao. It aims to explode the myth of the Long March, showing that: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China; and he schemed, poisoned and blackmailed to get his way.