Selected Works Of Mao Tse-Tung: Volume Three
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
At the crossroads of revolution and ideology, Selected Works of Mao Tse-Tung: Volume Three presents a definitive collection of writings from one of the twentieth century's most consequential political figures, chronicling the critical period of the Chinese Communist Party's struggle for national liberation and the consolidation of revolutionary power. This third volume gathers pivotal essays, speeches, and directives composed during the late 1940s, a period when Mao's strategic and philosophical thinking was shaping the destiny of the world's most populous nation, illuminating his doctrines on people's war, mass mobilization, and the theoretical foundations of Chinese Marxism. Mao's prose is direct and authoritative, wielding ideological argument as a precision instrument — each text designed not merely to persuade, but to instruct cadres and reshape political consciousness on a vast scale. The writings gathered here sit at the intersection of military strategy, political theory, and revolutionary praxis, making this volume an indispensable primary source for scholars of Chinese history, Cold War politics, and Marxist-Leninist thought. Published in London by Lawrence & Wishart in 1954, this edition represents an early Western effort to bring Mao's foundational texts to an English-speaking audience — leaving the reader to consider what it meant, in that charged historical moment, to hold these words in one's hands.
Author: Mao Tse-Tung
Format: Hardback
Published: 1954, Lawrence & Wishart Ltd
Genre: Politics & law
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
At the crossroads of revolution and ideology, Selected Works of Mao Tse-Tung: Volume Three presents a definitive collection of writings from one of the twentieth century's most consequential political figures, chronicling the critical period of the Chinese Communist Party's struggle for national liberation and the consolidation of revolutionary power. This third volume gathers pivotal essays, speeches, and directives composed during the late 1940s, a period when Mao's strategic and philosophical thinking was shaping the destiny of the world's most populous nation, illuminating his doctrines on people's war, mass mobilization, and the theoretical foundations of Chinese Marxism. Mao's prose is direct and authoritative, wielding ideological argument as a precision instrument — each text designed not merely to persuade, but to instruct cadres and reshape political consciousness on a vast scale. The writings gathered here sit at the intersection of military strategy, political theory, and revolutionary praxis, making this volume an indispensable primary source for scholars of Chinese history, Cold War politics, and Marxist-Leninist thought. Published in London by Lawrence & Wishart in 1954, this edition represents an early Western effort to bring Mao's foundational texts to an English-speaking audience — leaving the reader to consider what it meant, in that charged historical moment, to hold these words in one's hands.