China Under Mao
| Author | : Andrew G. Walder |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 440 |
| Release | : 2015-04-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674286702 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674286707 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis China Under Mao by : Andrew G. Walder
Download or read book China Under Mao written by Andrew G. Walder and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: China’s Communist Party seized power in 1949 after a long guerrilla insurgency followed by full-scale war, but the revolution was just beginning. Andrew Walder narrates the rise and fall of the Maoist state from 1949 to 1976—an epoch of startling accomplishments and disastrous failures, steered by many forces but dominated above all by Mao Zedong.
