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Author | : Delia Davin |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2013-04-25 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0191654035 |
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As a giant of 20th century history, Mao Zedong played many roles: peasant revolutionary, patriotic leader against the Japanese occupation, Marxist theoretician, modernizer, and visionary despot. This Very Short Introduction chronicles Mao's journey from peasant child to ruler of the most populous nation on Earth. He was a founder of both the Chinese Communist Party and the Red Army, and for many years he fought on two fronts, for control of the Party and in an armed struggle for the Party's control of the country. His revolution unified China and began its rise to world power status. He was the architect of the Great Leap Forward that he hoped would make China both prosperous and egalitarian, but instead ended in economic disaster resulting in millions of deaths. It was Mao's growing suspicion of his fellow leaders that led him to launch the Cultural Revolution, and his last years were dogged by ill-health and his despairing attempts to find a successor whom he trusted. Delia Davin provides an invaluable introduction to Mao, showing him in all his complexity; ruthless, brutal, and ambitious, a man of enormous talent and perception, yet a leader who is still detested by some and venerated by others. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Richard Curt Kraus |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2012-01-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199740550 |
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Examines the radical Chinese Communist movement called the Cultural Revolution, a period of suppression so controversial in China, that the Chinese government forbids a full investigation into it even 50 years later. Original.
Author | : Rana Mitter |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2008-02-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0191578797 |
Download Modern China: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
China today is never out of the news: from human rights controversies and the continued legacy of Tiananmen Square, to global coverage of the Beijing Olympics, and the Chinese 'economic miracle'. It seems a country of contradictions: a peasant society with some of the world's most futuristic cities, heir to an ancient civilization that is still trying to find a modern identity. This Very Short Introduction offers the reader with no previous knowledge of China a variety of ways to understand the world's most populous nation, giving a short, integrated picture of modern Chinese society, culture, economy, politics and art. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Roderick MACFARQUHAR |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 742 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674040414 |
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Explains why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, and shows his Machiavellian role in masterminding it. This book documents the Hobbesian state that ensued. Power struggles raged among Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Qing - Mao's wife and leader of the Gang of Four - while Mao often played one against the other.
Author | : Rana Mitter |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : 0198753705 |
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"Rana Mitter's updated guide describes with flair and authority China's often tortuous, sometimes triumphant pursuit of "modernity", what it has meant for the Chinese people, and what we can expect it to mean in future - for all of us." Graham Hutchings, Oxford Analytica. "Now updated to bring the story of modern China up into the era of Xi Jinping, this slim, accessible, and lively volume offers an appealing mix of information and argument. The first edition proved popular with students as a classroom text, so I look forward to putting this 2.0 version to use in future courses." Jeff Wasserstrom, author of China in the 21st Century : What Everyone Needs to Know.
Author | : Leslie Holmes |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2009-08-27 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0199551545 |
Download Communism: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the twentieth century. This Very Short Introduction examines the history behind the political, economic, and social structures of communism as an ideology.
Author | : Maurice Meisner |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 614 |
Release | : 1999-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0684856352 |
Download Mao's China and After Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Presents a revised account of the revolution of 1966-1969 - Examines the social and political consequences of the upheaval - Deng Xiaoping - Democracy movement - Tienamnen Incident - Mao Zedong - The hundred flowers - Great Leap Forward.
Author | : S.G. Breslin |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2014-06-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317874811 |
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A lucid analysis of Mao as revolutionary general, ideologist and astute political manipulator, this introduction to the life and career of Mao Zedong provides an excellent introduction to modern Chinese history and its enigmatic protagonist.
Author | : Alexander C. Cook |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2014-03-06 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1107057221 |
Download Mao's Little Red Book Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
On the fiftieth anniversary of Quotations from Chairman Mao, this pioneering volume examines the book as a global historical phenomenon.
Author | : Nigel Warburton |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2009-02-26 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0191622788 |
Download Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
'I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it' This slogan, attributed to Voltaire, is frequently quoted by defenders of free speech. Yet it is rare to find anyone prepared to defend all expression in every circumstance, especially if the views expressed incite violence. So where do the limits lie? What is the real value of free speech? Here, Nigel Warburton offers a concise guide to important questions facing modern society about the value and limits of free speech: Where should a civilized society draw the line? Should we be free to offend other people's religion? Are there good grounds for censoring pornography? Has the Internet changed everything? This Very Short Introduction is a thought-provoking, accessible, and up-to-date examination of the liberal assumption that free speech is worth preserving at any cost. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.