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Mao by Jung Chang, Jon Halliday

Mao

The Unknown Story

by Jung Chang, Jon Halliday
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  • First Published:
  • Oct 18, 2005, 832 pages
  • Paperback:
  • 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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