Mao and China : from revolution to revolution / Stanley Karnow.
TITLE:
Mao and China : from revolution to revolution / Stanley Karnow.
By:
Publication Date:
1972
Publication Information:
New York : Viking Press,
Physical Description:
592 p. : ports.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780670454273
