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Mao Zedong
Book 6 in the History of China series.
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Mao Zedong traces the revolutionary leader from his youth in Hunan and early Communist activism to his victory in the Chinese Civil War and leadership of the People’s Republic. It follows rural organising, the Long March, resistance to Japan and the defeat of the Nationalist government.
The biography examines land reform, political campaigns, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution. It addresses Mao’s ideological influence and state-building achievements alongside famine, persecution and social upheaval, explaining why his legacy remains central and deeply contested in modern Chinese history.
