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Jung chang and jon halliday have not, in the whole of their narrative, a good word to say about mao. The unknown story jung chang, jon halliday jung chang s wild swans was an extraordinary bestseller throughout the world, selling more than 10 million copies and reaching a wider readership than any other book about china. During the first week of june 1966, pupils from a middle school in. Publication date 2006 topics mao, zedong, 18931976. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The unknown story, by international bestselling author, jung chang, is the most authoritative life of mao ever written. Mao the unknown story chang, jung, halliday, jon, mao, zedong a portrait of the late chinese leader refutes a wide variety of myths about mao and provides facts about the long march, his relationship with stalin, and the impact of his thirst for power on the chinese people. Jung chang is the internationally bestselling author of wild swans. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mao s last dancer is an audiobook that ive come back to over and over again. The academic response to it has not been especially kind, so much so that there is an entire book, was mao really a monster. The unknown story jung chang, jon halliday download. The real story by alexander pantsov and steven levine. The unknown story is a 2005 biography of chinese communist leader mao zedong 18931976 written by the wife and husband team of writer jung chang and historian jon halliday, who depict mao as being responsible for more deaths in peacetime than adolf hitler or joseph stalin in conducting their research for the book over the course of a decade, the authors interviewed hundreds of.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mao. Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of maos close circle in china who have never talked before, and with virtually everyone outside china who had significant dealings with him, this is the most authoritative life of mao ever written. For its length, jung changs mao does not seem as long as one would think when one. The machiavellian politics is what makes the book so entertaining. The unknown story by jung chang and jon halliday random house hard cover rrp. This massive biography of chairman mao will alter how both laymen and specialists think about the founder of communist china. The unknown story was written by jung chang, who described the suffering of her family during the cultural revolution in the bestseller wild swans and. The untold story of sam walton and walmart, the worlds most powerful retailer full books p. The unknown story does not contain a formal dedication, but it is clear that chang is writing to honor the millions of. The unknown story is a 2005 biography of chinese communist leader mao zedong 18931976 written by jung chang and her husband jon halliday. Journey thru the unknown and the kardashians joke book mao zedong poems the thought of mao tsetung. Her books have been translated into over 40 languages and sold more than 15 million copies outside mainland china where they are. So weve decided to keep guardian journalism free for all readers. Jung chang the historical truth behind maos china duration.
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