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Mao by Jung Chang, Jon Halliday

Mao

The Unknown Story

by Jung Chang, Jon Halliday
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  • Oct 18, 2005, 832 pages
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  • Nov 2006, 864 pages
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An entirely fresh look at Mao in both content and approach. It will astonish historians and the general reader alike. Biography

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This review was originally published in The BookBrowse Review in October 2005, and has been updated for the December 2006 edition. Click here to go to this issue.

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