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Mao Zedong
by Spence, Jonathan
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: A Lipper/Viking Book, 1999. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo. A Penguin Life. Eighth printing. Quarter cream cloth and pictorial black and red paper boards, red lettering to spine. Dust jacket has cutout window. xv, [5], 188 p.p. Bumping to spine ends. Spine tilted. Dust jacket sunned at spine, bumped at spine head. From humble origins in the provinces, Mao Zedong rose to absolute power, unifying with an iron fist a vast country torn apart by years of weak leadership, colonialism, and war. In this sharply drawn and insightful account, Jonathan Spence, award-winning historian and author of acclaimed books about both the old and new China, brings to life this modern day emperor and the tumultuous era that he did so much to shape.
Synopsis
“Spence draws upon his extensive knowledge of Chinese politics and culture to create an illuminating picture of Mao. . . . Superb.” ( Chicago Tribune ) From humble origins in the provinces, Mao Zedong rose to absolute power, unifying with an iron fist a vast country torn apart by years of weak leadership, colonialism, and war. This sharply drawn and insightful account brings to life this modern-day emperor and the tumultuous era that he did so much to shape. Jonathan Spence captures Mao in all his paradoxical grandeur and sheds light on the radical transformation he unleashed that still reverberates in China today.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003769
- Title
- Mao Zedong
- Author
- Spence, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A Lipper/Viking Book
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Mao Zedong, Jonathan Spence, History, Politics, China, Dictators, Communism, Biography, Asia
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Biography; Oriental Studies;
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About the Seller
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Whitby, Ontario
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