Comprehensively indexed and with an introduction newly written by the editor, a leading expert in the field,Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolutionis sure to be recognized as a vital reference resource for all serious Mao scholars.

Through first-person accounts, informational text, and photos, students will learn about Chairman Mao’s theories, military strategies, and political policies known as Maoism, which forever changed the culture of China and communication between the East and the West.

Whether one views Mao Zedong as a hero or a demon, the "Great Helmsman" was undoubtedly a pivotal figure in the history of 20th-century China. The first part of this volume is an introductory essay that traces the history of 20th-century China, from Mao's early career up to the Chinese Communist Party's victory in 1949, through three decades of revolution, to Mao's death I 1976. The second half offers a selection of Mao's writings - including such seminal pieces as "On the New Democracy" and selections from the "Little Red Book" - and writings about Mao and his legacy by both his contemporaries and modern scholars. Also included are headnotes, a chronology, Questions for Consideration, photographs, a selected bibliography, and index.

A sourcebook that tells the momentous history of China since 1919, mainly from the viewpoints of participants, including extracts from telegrams, speeches, memoirs, political statements and letters and poems.

The book attempts to show, among other things, the Communist leader's penetrating understanding and adroit handling of problems and the brilliance of both his words and actions. Mao insisted on removing bourgeois elements that had infiltrated the government and society in favor of capitalism, "revisionists," through violent class struggle. His call to action inspired China's youth to form Red Guard groups around the country as he himself seized control of the Communist Party of China.

A lucid analysis of Mao as revolutionary general, ideologist and astute political manipulator, this introduction to the life and career of Mao Zedong provides an excellent introduction to modern Chinese history and its enigmatic protagonist.