Mao and China: A Legacy of Turmoil
Stanley Karnow
592 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0140134174
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Language: English
Publish: June 1, 1990
Mao Zedong died in 1976, yet his ghost still haunts present-day China. In this book, Stanley Karnow examines that dire episode in human history and the man responsible for it, detailing the Communist takeover in 1949 and Mao’s lofty vision of transforming China into the ideal Marxist nation.