{"product_id":"mao-tse-tung-in-the-scales-of-history-a-preliminary-assessment-organized-by-the-china-quarterly-paperback-9780521291903","title":"Mao Tse-Tung in the Scales of History; A Preliminary Assessment Organized by the China Quarterly (Paperback) 9780521291903","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMao Tse-Tung in the Scales of History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Preliminary Assessment Organized by the China Quarterly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEleven scholars renowned for their penetrating analysis of Mao during his life, here make their assessments of his career and influence, after his death.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDick Wilson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521291903, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 1 September 1977\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 2 cm, 1.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMao Tse-tung was one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. In this 1977 book, eleven scholars renowned for their penetrating and lively analysis of Mao during his life, here make their assessments of his career and influence, after his death. They consider Mao's claims to be an original thinker; the practical side of his career; his ideas on education; his economic and international preoccupations; and his personality as a Chinese. Dick Wilson's introduction indicates some of the common themes, showing inter alia that Mao was neither as politically powerful, nor intellectually consistent and creative, as outsiders seem to have thought: that, on the contrary, his strength lay in his longevity, his concern for the methodology of social change, and those moral qualities that distinguished him. Very much of its time, this book will be essential reading for anyone wishing to assess China's political history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Dick Wilson\u003cbr\u003e 1. The philosopher Benjamin I. Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Marxist Stuart R. Schram\u003cbr\u003e 3. The political leader Michel Oksenberg\u003cbr\u003e 4. The soldier Jacques Guillermaz\u003cbr\u003e 5. The teacher Enrica Collotti Pischel\u003cbr\u003e 6. The economist Christopher Howe and Kenneth R. Walker\u003cbr\u003e 7. The patriot Frederic Wakeman Jr\u003cbr\u003e 8. The statesman John Gittings\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Chinese Wang Gungwu\u003cbr\u003e 10. The innovator Edward Friedman\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913120538904,"sku":"9780521291903","price":31.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521291903i_1a185321-b15a-4332-9b8b-c129b426bfc9.jpg?v=1691374673","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mao-tse-tung-in-the-scales-of-history-a-preliminary-assessment-organized-by-the-china-quarterly-paperback-9780521291903","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}