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CHANG,JUNG and HALLIDAY,JON: : MAO The Unknown Story

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,2005.

ISBN 0224071262.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (£25.00) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,pale green background with a superimposed thumbnail colour photographic portrait of subject (Mao) illustrated front panel of dw/dj, with red+black lettering,rear panel with black lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,a green+ed striped headband and immaculate plain maroon eps.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 3-814pp [paginated] includes Pts 1-6 and an epilogue,32pp contemporary b/w auto+ biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 16pp apiece,between pp240/1 and pp560/1 respectively,acknowledgements,List of Interviewees,Archives Consulted,Notes,a Biblio of Chinese-language sources,a biblio of Non-Chinese-Languages sources and an index.Plus [unpaginated]half-title+ title pages,contents list/table, illustrations list/table with list of b/w Chinese regional maps to it's recto,a list of abbreviations in text and a note on Spelling in text,double-page b/w map with area insert,2 single page b/w maps,Pts separator pages,and 2pp blanks at the rear. Jung Chang's 'Wild Swans' was an extraordinary bestseller throughout the world,selling more than 10 million copies and reaching a wider readership than any other book about China.Now she and her husband Jon Halliday have written a groundbreaking biography of Mao Tse-tung. Based on a decade of research,and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before - and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him - this is the most authoritative life of Mao ever written.It is full of startling revelations,exploding the myth of the Long March,and showing a completely unknown Mao: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; his intimate and intricate relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920s,ultimately bringing him to power; he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China; and he schemed,poisoned and blackmailed to get his way.After Mao conquered China in 1949,his secret goal was to dominate the world.In chasing this dream he caused the deaths of 38 million people in the greatest famine in history. In all,over 70 million Chinese perished under Mao's rule - in peacetime. Combining meticulous history with the storytelling style of 'Wild Swans',this biography makes immediate Mao's roller-coaster life,as he intrigued and fought every step of the way to force through his unpopular decisions.The reader enters the shadowy chambers of Mao's court,and eavesdrops on the drama in its hidden recesses.Mao's character and the enormity of his behaviour towards his wives, mistresses and children are unveiled for the first time. This is an entirely fresh look at Mao in both content and approach.It will astonish historians and the general reader alike. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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