TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pantsov,Alexander
AU  - Levine,Steven I.
TI  - Mao: the real story 
SN  - 1451654472 : HRD
AV  - DS778.M3 P287613 2012
U1  - 951.05092 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Simon & Schuster
KW  - Mao, Zedong,
KW  - Heads of state
KW  - China
KW  - Biography
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1949-1976
N1  - Originally published in Russian: Moskva : Molodaia Gvardiia, 2007, under title Mao Tzedun; Includes bibliographical references (p. [675]-713) and index; Note on the Spelling of Chinese Words -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction: Myths and Realities -- pt. 1. The Apprentice -- The Foster Child of the Bodhisattva -- On The Threshold Of A New World -- "I Think, Therefore, I Am" -- The Sound of Footsteps ina Deserted Valley -- Dreams of a Red Chamber -- The Great Union of the Popular Masses -- Breathing World Revolution, or The Magic Of Dictatorship -- "Following the Russian Path" -- The Lessons of Bolshevik Tactics -- pt. 2. The Revolutionary -- Entering the Guomindang -- Hopes and Disappointments -- Playing with Chiang Kai-shek -- The Collapse of the United Front -- The Path to the Soviets -- Red Banner over the Jinggang Mountains -- A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire -- Under the Comintern's Wing -- Dog Eat Dog Communist-Style -- The Long March -- The Xi'an Incident -- The Flirtatious Philosopher -- Consolidating Control over the CCP -- Stalin, Mao, and the New Democratic Revolution in China -- pt. 3. The Dictator -- Visit to the Red Mecca -- The Korean Adventure -- The Contradictions of New Democracy -- Socialist Industrialization -- The Great Turning Point -- The Emancipation of Consciousness -- The Great Leap Forward -- Famine and Fear -- "The Dismissal of Hai Rui from Office" -- To Rebel Is Justified -- The Red Guard Tragedy -- The Mystery of Project 571 -- Death of The Red Emperor -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Mao Zedong's Chronology -- Appendix: Mao Zedong's Genealogy
N2  - Draws on extensive, previously unavailable Russian documents to reveal details about Mao Zedong's rise to power and leadership in China, covering such topics as his health, alleged affairs, and controversial political decisions
ER  -