Mao's China and After a History of the People's Republic
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition: 3
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publish date: 06/01/1999
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When Mao's China first appeared, in 1977, Library Journal hailed it as the single most useful general volume on recent Chinese history....There is scarcely an important question for which Meisner does not provide new, sound, and quite often, amazingly simple insight". Recognized as the authoritative text in the field, the book has established a loyal following that embraced the second edition, Mao's China and After, in 1986 and that eagerly awaits this new edition. As Foreign Affairs declared: "Of the thousands of books written about contemporary China, only a few will stand the test of time. This is one of them".
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The most thorough and rigorous history of the People's Republic over the half-century from the founding of the Communist state in 1949 to the present, Mao's China and After also includes four background chapters on the early decades of the 20th century and the nature of the Chinese Communist revolution. A new Part Six pays special attention to the failure of socialism in the Mao era, the origins and nature of Chinese capitalism in the Deng era, and the struggle for democracy.
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