Mao: The Unknown Story
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The most authoritative life of Mao ever written, by the bestselling
author of Wild Swans, Jung Chang and her husband, historian Jon
Halliday. Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with
many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before,
and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant
dealings with him, this is the most authoritative life of Mao ever
written. It is full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of
the Long March, and showing a completely unknown Mao: he was not
driven by idealism or ideology, his intimate and intricate
relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920s, ultimately
bringing him to power, he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of
China, and he schemed, poisoned and blackmailed to get his
way.After Mao conquered China in 1949, his secret goal was to
dominate the world. In chasing this dream he caused the deaths of
38 million people in the greatest famine in history. In all, well
over 70 million Chinese perished under Mao's rule, in
peacetime.Combining meticulous history with the story-telling style
of Wild Swans, this biography makes immediate Mao's roller-coaster
life, as he intrigued and fought every step of the way to force
through his unpopular decisions. Mao's character and the enormity
of his behaviour towards his wives, mistresses and children are
unveiled for the first time. This is an entirely fresh look at Mao
in both content and approach.It will astonish historians and the
general reader alike. ‘This a bombshell of a book’, Chris Patten,
The Times‘The first great political biography of the twenty-first
century’ Spectator
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