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“Ever since the spectacular success of Chang’s Wild Swans we have waited impatiently for her to complete with her husband this monumental study of China’s most notorious modern leader. The expectation has been that she would rewrite modern Chinese history. The wait has been Continue
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- English Books
- Paperback 864 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0679746323
- ISBN-13: 9780679746324
- Publisher: Anchor
- Pub date: Nov 14, 2006
- Also available as: Hardcover and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780679746324 | Paperback | $19.95 | $13.57 | Amazon US |
| £12.11 | £12.10 | Amazon UK | ||
| $24.95 | $15.72 | Amazon CA | ||
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Mao: The Unknown Story
If you're someone who travels a lot, this book is lengthy enough to keep you occupied while sitting in airports all across the world.
Although I purchased the book in NYC, I found that I read a good part of it while sitting in a Texas airport one summer day. May have been a mistake (??) to do ... (continue)
If you're someone who travels a lot, this book is lengthy enough to keep you occupied while sitting in airports all across the world.
Although I purchased the book in NYC, I found that I read a good part of it while sitting in a Texas airport one summer day. May have been a mistake (??) to do so, as quite a few people looked my way, perhaps suggesting that I am a Communist? Not sure. I could be wrong.
Yet, even though my heritage is mostly Russian and I appreciate the history of Russia, China, and the relationship between the two Giants, I'm no Communist. Still, if you want to know more about the present-day global relationships that countries like R & C & the USA share, this is a great book to read. It's grounded in history, and the past is KEY to understanding the Now and the Forevermore.
Definitely a looooong book -- and the latter half (all about strategies employed during Mao's military battles) may appeal to some more than others. Will keep you reading well into the five-hour delays at LaGuardia, LAX and O'Hare.
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