Mao: Power and Contradiction by Brown, Kerry
Mao: Power and Contradiction by Brown, Kerry

Mao: Power and Contradiction

Chairman Mao's extraordinary life and complex legacy laid bare. Mao Zedong lived one of the most epic...
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Author: Kerry Brown
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Mao: Power and Contradiction by Brown, Kerry

Mao: Power and Contradiction

$33.60
Mao: Power and Contradiction by Brown, Kerry

Mao: Power and Contradiction

$33.60
Author: Kerry Brown
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Chairman Mao's extraordinary life and complex legacy laid bare.

Mao Zedong lived one of the most epic and influential lives of the twentieth century. His impact on the People's Republic of China was vast. Half a century after his passing, he remains a divisive and controversial figure. This book gives an accessible narrative of his life, from the fall of the Qing in the early part of the twentieth century to the long years in which Mao Zedong struggled not only to ensure the Communist Party of China survived, but that it then came to power after a civil war with the nationalists. Mao's tragic failures as ruler were some of the worst to ever befall a modern society, while his personal life remains a source of intense interest. Clear-eyed and non-partisan, this is the first accessible biography of Mao to appear in English for some time.

Author: Kerry Brown
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 07/21/2026
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.51h x 5.61w x 0.91d
ISBN: 9781836391913


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2026 pg. 95

About the Author
Kerry Brown is professor of Chinese studies and director of the Lau China Institute at King's College London. He is the author of twenty-four books on modern China, including The Taiwan Story.
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