Mao Zedong

Author: Wilson
Translator: Editorial Group of Selected Materials on Foreign Research on Mao Zedong Thought, Central Documentation and Research Office
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Mao Zedong was the last great leader-scholar of modern times. Starting from a poor rural family, with the mysterious help of fate and unyielding perseverance, he climbed relentlessly and ultimately became the ruler of a great nation. His story is an immortal piece of history. It can be said that a great leader like Mao Zedong, who ruled one-fourth of the world's population for a quarter of a century, is rare in history. He created entirely new social, economic, and political systems for China, leaving behind a body of theoretical works and commentary articles, as well as a small but outstanding collection of poems, many of which were composed while riding on horseback—this book quotes or excerpts many of them. He set for himself the task of modernizing the corrupt, decadent, and incompetent imperial system that had ruled the Chinese people for many centuries—a mission he could never complete. Studying Mao Zedong's life is a challenging yet important topic for both Chinese and foreign historians. Over the years, many biographical works on Mao Zedong have been published by foreign scholars, and the book "Mao" by Dick Wilson, introduced here as the sixth volume of "Selected Materials on Foreign Research on Mao Zedong Thought," reflects, to some extent, the research status in this field.