Mao biographies

Mao Zedong was a Marxist theorist, revolutionary, and, from to , the first chairman of the People’s Republic of China. Mao was one of the most influential and controversial political figures of the 20th century, in China and abroad. Mao Tse-tung (also spelled Zedong) was the principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier and statesman who led his nation's Cultural Revolution. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
A new generation of scholarship then reassessed Mao and his revolution. 1 Recent Mao biographies readably synthesize new findings and raise arguments to a new level.