Mao Zedong: A Life
Language: English
Pages: 188
ISBN: 0143037722
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
“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.
Aesthetics and Politics: Debates Between Bloch, Lukacs, Brecht, Benjamin, Adorno
Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
From Bakunin to Lacan: Anti-authoritarianism and the Dislocation of Power