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What is Mao : a Life about?

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 infl

Author

Philip Short

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780340751985

Subjects

History, Biography, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.86 / 5 (309 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14