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Whether one views Mao Zedong as a hero or a demon, the "Great Helmsman" was undoubtedly a pivotal figure in the history of 20th-century China. The first part of this volume is an introductory essay that traces the history of 20th-century China, from Mao's early career up to the Chinese Communist Party's victory in 1949, through three decades of revolution, to Mao's death I 1976. The second half offers a selection of Mao's writings - including such seminal pieces as "On the New Democracy" and selections from the "Little Red Book" - and writings about Mao and his legacy by both his contemporaries and modern scholars. Also included are headnotes, a chronology, Questions for Consideration, photographs, a selected bibliography, and index.
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Comrade, Chairman, Helmsman — The Continuous Revolutions of Mao Zedong
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Mao Documents
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Timothy Cheek is Associate Professor of History at Colorado College.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mao Zedong and China's Revolutions
Book Subtitle: A Brief History with Documents
Authors: Timothy Cheek
Series Title: The Bedford Series in History and Culture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-08687-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-63485-9Published: 29 June 2002
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-08687-7Published: 30 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 259
Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary