Mao Tse-Tung: Political Leaders Of The Twentieth Century
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Few figures have reshaped the modern world as dramatically as Mao Tse-Tung, and Stuart Schram's authoritative biography stands as one of the most penetrating accounts of the man who transformed China into a communist superpower. Published as part of Pelican's prestigious Political Leaders of the Twentieth Century series, the work chronicles Mao's extraordinary rise from a peasant's son in rural Hunan province to the supreme architect of the People's Republic of China — a journey marked by revolutionary zeal, brutal pragmatism, and an unshakeable vision of a reborn nation. Schram, one of the foremost Western scholars of Maoism and Chinese communist ideology, presents a rigorously researched portrait that neither lionises nor dismisses its subject, instead situating Mao within the sweeping currents of Chinese history and global politics. Drawing on Mao's own writings, speeches, and the historical record of the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Great Leap Forward, Schram illustrates how ideology and personal power became inextricably intertwined in the hands of one man. The biography argues compellingly that Mao was not merely a political opportunist but a genuine ideological innovator who adapted Marxist-Leninist doctrine to the agrarian realities of China, producing a uniquely Chinese brand of revolution. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible clarity, this remains an essential primer for anyone seeking to understand the forces that shaped the twentieth century — and the enigmatic leader who bent history to his will.
Author: Stuart Schram
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few figures have reshaped the modern world as dramatically as Mao Tse-Tung, and Stuart Schram's authoritative biography stands as one of the most penetrating accounts of the man who transformed China into a communist superpower. Published as part of Pelican's prestigious Political Leaders of the Twentieth Century series, the work chronicles Mao's extraordinary rise from a peasant's son in rural Hunan province to the supreme architect of the People's Republic of China — a journey marked by revolutionary zeal, brutal pragmatism, and an unshakeable vision of a reborn nation. Schram, one of the foremost Western scholars of Maoism and Chinese communist ideology, presents a rigorously researched portrait that neither lionises nor dismisses its subject, instead situating Mao within the sweeping currents of Chinese history and global politics. Drawing on Mao's own writings, speeches, and the historical record of the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Great Leap Forward, Schram illustrates how ideology and personal power became inextricably intertwined in the hands of one man. The biography argues compellingly that Mao was not merely a political opportunist but a genuine ideological innovator who adapted Marxist-Leninist doctrine to the agrarian realities of China, producing a uniquely Chinese brand of revolution. Written with scholarly precision yet accessible clarity, this remains an essential primer for anyone seeking to understand the forces that shaped the twentieth century — and the enigmatic leader who bent history to his will.