Karl, Rebecca E.

Mao Zedong and China in the twentieth-century world : a concise history Rebecca E. Karl. - Durham [NC] Duke University Press 2010 - xii, 200 p. 25 cm - Asia-pacific : culture, politics, and society . - Asia-Pacific. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-192) and index.

Preface and acknowledgements -- China in the world in Mao's youth -- From liberal to communist, 1912/1921 -- Toward the peasant revolution, 1921/1927 -- Establishing revolutionary bases : from Jinggangshan to Yan'an, 1928/1935 -- Yan'an, the war of resistance against Japan, and civil war, 1935/1949 -- Stabilizing society and the transition to socialism, 1949/1957 -- Great leap and restoration, 1958/1965 -- The cultural revolution : politics in command, 1966/1969 -- The cultural revolution : denouement and death of Mao, 1969/1976 -- Reform, restoration, and the repudiation of Maoism, 1976/present.

9780822347804 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780822347958 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2010005250


Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.


Heads of state--China--Biography.


China--History--1949-1976.
China--History--Republic, 1912-1949.

DS778.M3 / K359 2010

951.05092 B