Mao: A Reinterpretation - Hardcover

Feigon, Lee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 156663458X ISBN 13: 9781566634588

Publisher: Ivan R. Dee, 2002

Synopsis

Mr. Feigon argues that the movements for which Mao is almost universally condemned today—the Great Leap Forward and especially the Cultural Revolution—were in many ways beneficial for the Chinese people. While not glossing over Mao's mistakes, he contends that the Chinese leader should be largely praised for many of his later efforts. In reevaluating Mao's contributions, this interpretive study reverses the curve of criticism. Feigon performs a service by reclaiming the historical context of Mao's crazed era. He has written a concise work that forces the reader to recall the circumstances that abetted Mao's reign. —Far Eastern Economic Review

About this title

From the Publisher:

This book reverses the recent curve of criticism of Mao Tse-tung, seeing Mao's late-in-life contributions to the Chinese revolution more favorably while taking a more critical view of his earlier efforts.

About the Author:

Lee Feigon is professor of history and East Asian studies at Colby College, and a research associate at the University of Chicago.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 156663458X
• ISBN 13: 9781566634588
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224