Mao Tse-Tung in the Scales of History - A Preliminary Assessment Organized by the China Quarterly

Eleven scholars renowned for their penetrating analysis of Mao during his life, here make their assessments of his career and influence, after his death.

Sommario

Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction Dick Wilson; 1. The philosopher Benjamin I. Schwartz; 2. The Marxist Stuart R. Schram; 3. The political leader Michel Oksenberg; 4. The soldier Jacques Guillermaz; 5. The teacher Enrica Collotti Pischel; 6. The economist Christopher Howe and Kenneth R. Walker; 7. The patriot Frederic Wakeman Jr; 8. The statesman John Gittings; 9. The Chinese Wang Gungwu; 10. The innovator Edward Friedman; Select bibliography; Index.

Riassunto

Mao Tse-tung was one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. In this 1977 book, eleven scholars renowned for their penetrating and lively analysis of Mao during his career and influence, here make their assessments of his career and influence, after his death.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dick Wilson
• Con la collaborazione di: Dick Wilson (Editore), Wilson Dick (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.1977
• EAN: 9780521291903
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29190-3
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 215 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 1500 g
• Illustrazioni: Worked examples or Exercises
• Serie: Cambridge Bible Commentary: Ne; Contemporary China Institute Publications
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Ancient History, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE