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Mao : The Real Story by Alexander V. Pantsov with Steven I. Levine is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mao : The Real Story about?
This major new biography of Mao uses extensive Russian documents previously unavailable to biographers to reveal surprising details about Mao's rise to power and his leadership in China. Note on the Spelling of Chinese Words -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction: Myths and Realities -- pt. 1. The Apprentice -- The Foster Child of the Bodhisattva -- On The Threshold Of A New World -- 'I Think, Therefore, I Am' -- The Sound of Footsteps in a Deserted Valley -- Dreams of a Red Chamber -- The Great Union of the Popular Masses -- Breathing World Revolution, or The Magic Of Dictatorship -- 'Following the Russian Path' -- The Lessons of Bolshevik Tactics -- pt. 2. The Revolutionary -- Entering the Guomindang -- Hopes and Disappointments -- Playing with Chiang Kai-shek -- The Collapse of the United Front -- The Path to the Soviets -- Red Banner over the Jinggang Mountains -- A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire -- Under the Comintern's Wing -- Dog Eat Dog Communist-Style -- The Long March -- The Xi'an Incident -- The Flirtatious Philosopher -- Consolidating Control over the CCP -- Stalin, Mao, and the New Democratic Revolution in China -- pt. 3. The Dictator -- Visit to the Red Mecca --
Who reads Mao : The Real Story?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alexander V. Pantsov with Steven I. Levine
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster; Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781451654493
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Memoir, History, Biography
- Rating
- 3.69 / 5 (180 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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