| Edition |
1st rev. and enl. ed. |
| Description |
543 pages ; 21 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-521) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / by Dr. John K. Fairbank -- Preface to the revised edition -- Chronology: 125 years of Chinese revolution -- A note on Chinese pronunciation -- Part 1: In search of Red China -- Part 2: The road to the Red capital -- Part 3: In "defended peace" -- Part 4: Genesis of a communist -- Part 5: The long march -- Part 6: Red star in the northwest -- Part 7: En route to the front -- Part 8-9: With the Red army -- Part 10: War and peace -- Part 11: Back to Pao An -- Part 12: White world again -- Epilogue, 1944 -- Notes to the revised edition -- Appendices. Abbreviations ; Further interviews with Mao Tse-tung ; Biographical notes ; Leadership in the Chinese Communist Party. |
| Summary |
The first Westerner to meet Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese Communist leaders in 1936, Edgar Snow came away with the first authorized account of Mao's life, as well as a history of the famous Long March and the men and women who were responsible for the Chinese revolution. |
| Subject |
Communism -- China.
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China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949.
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Communism. (OCoLC)fst00870421
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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| Chronological Term |
1912-1949
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0802150934 (pbk.) |
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9780802150936 (pbk.) |
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