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Mao Philip Short

Mao By Philip Short

Mao by Philip Short


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Mao was a colossal figure, great within his century and in Chinese terms he launched a new cycle of history. This work traces his life from his peasant upbringing, to his struggle for power and through to his role from beyond the grave as a secular deity.

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Mao: A Life by Philip Short

Philip Short's fascinating biography holds the key to a real understanding of Mao's motivations. Mao was a colossal figure, great within his century, and in Chinese terms launching a new cycle of history. Tracing his life from a peasant upbringing, to his struggle for power, through to his role beyond the grave, the power struggle that followed his death in 1976 and his posthumous role as a secular deity, Mao sheds new light on the dimensions and colour of his life, and the immensity of his influence on world history.

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Beautifully written, grippingly readable ... A formidable piece of research - INDEPENDENT

Wonderfully readable ... He tells the story superbly ... It is an excellent account - GUARDIAN

Impressive and important biography - INDEPENDENT

Philip Short's excellent Mao: A Life deserves to be the standard history. It is everything one could hope for: magisterial, beautifully written, excellently printed, and rich in material - John Simpson - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Well researched, rich in detail, and beautifully written ... An illuminating and accessible portrait - Conor O'Clery - THE IRISH TIMES

It will be a long time ... before there is a Chinese biography of Mao this is as complete and unflinching as ... Mr Short s.

Epic stories from a personal and global perspective

A ground-breaking biography

About Philip Short

Philip Short was for thirty years a foreign correspondent for the BBC, based in Washington, Moscow, Paris, Tokyo and Beijing. He lived and worked in China in the 1970s and early 1980s, and has returned regularly to the country ever since.

Additional information

GOR001353565
9780340751985
0340751983
Mao: A Life by Philip Short
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder & Stoughton
20000921
800
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