SUMMARY - Mao: The Unknown Story By Jung Chang And Jon Halliday

Description

* Our summary is short, simple and pragmatic. It allows you to have the essential ideas of a big book in less than 30 minutes. By reading this summary, you will discover the hidden face of the man who ruled with an iron hand a quarter of the world's population: Mao Tse-tung. You will also discover how : he eliminated his rivals to gain power; he crushed the Chinese people to make China a superpower; his cruelty and deceit kept him in power; he was supported by Moscow, despite the dissensions; until the end, he retained his authority. Jung Chang and Jon Halliday conducted a very thorough investigation to reveal that the "Great Helmsman" was far from being the humanist described by François Mitterrand or the progressive who bewitched Henry Kissinger. On the contrary, the authors of "Mao - The Unknown Story" describe a devious, megalomaniacal, cruel, insensitive, paranoid and even sadistic character. He is notably responsible for the deaths of more than 70 million people, starving or executed after being horribly tortured. This investigation, which lasted ten years, is based on archives that have long remained secret, and on testimonies collected from actors of that period. The result is presented in 700 pages of chilling information and details. The essence of Maoism seems to be to deny human beings their desires and their right to live. *Buy now the summary of this book for the modest price of a cup of coffee! (Description from external book data)

listed in Business & Economics | 6 similar books linked from this page.