History and Will: A Philosophical Perspective on Mao Zedong Thought (Illustrated Edition)

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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Mao Zedong is widely recognized as one of the most important political leaders, revolutionaries, and thinkers of the 20th century, as well as a genius poet. Due to his profound influence on the thought, institutions, and society of modern China, and his significant contributions to shaping the international political landscape of the 20th century, the study of Mao Zedong himself and his ideological system has become an academic field of enduring significance over the past few decades. Mao Zedong belongs not only to China but also to the world. Although foreign research on Mao Zedong differs from domestic studies in terms of theoretical objectives, analytical approaches, social functions, and academic positions, from a macro perspective of globalization, its research findings should be regarded as an important part of the broader study of Mao Zedong. Together with domestic research, they have made positive contributions to this academic field. This is a magnificent work written by a master. The question the author attempts to answer is: "What ideas nourish a legendary figure?" Professor traverses between Kant and Wang Yangming, building a knowledge bridge to understand Mao Zedong's thought within the vast ocean of intellectual history in both Eastern and Western cultures.