TY  - BOOK
AU  - Spence,Jonathan D.
TI  - Mao Zedong
T2  - A Penguin life
SN  - 0670886696 :
AV  - DS778.M3 S685 1999
PY  - 1999///
CY  - New York
PB  - Viking
KW  - Mao, Zedong,
KW  - Heads of state
KW  - China
KW  - Biography
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; A Child of Hunan -- Self-Strengthening -- Casting Around -- Into the Party -- Workers and Peasants -- The Long Retreat -- Crafting the Image -- Taking Over -- The Ultimate Vision -- Bleak Harvest -- Fanning the Flames -- Embers
N2  - This intimate portrait of Mao Zedong, one of the most formidable and elusive rulers in modern history, introduces the essential background about the Chinese leader, including his relations with family, friends, and confidential assistants, as well as his youthful writings, poems, letters, and drafts of speeches
ER  -