ISBN10: 0224071262, ISBN13: 9780224071260, [publisher: Jonathan Cape] Hardcover Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
[Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2005]

ISBN10: 0224071262, ISBN13: 9780224071260, [publisher: , Jonathan Cape] Hardcover Libro usato in condizioni accettabili. Pagine ingiallite con sottolineature ed appunti presi a margine. Tagli regolari impolverati, Sguardia con appunti presi a matita. Copertina rigida. Mancante di sovraccoperta. Frontespizio con firma. Edizione inglese. Copertina rigida 814 0224071262 Mediocre (Poor) .
[SAN VITO ROMANO, Italy] [Publication Year: 2005]
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ISBN10: 0224071262, ISBN13: 9780224071260, [publisher: Jonathan Cape] Hardcover London : Jonathan Cape, 2005. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 814 pp. - Based on a decade of research and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before, and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this is the most authoritative biography of Mao ever written. It is full of startling revelations, exploding the myth of the Long March, and showing a completely unknown Mao: he was not driven by idealism or ideology; his intimate and intricate relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920s, ultimately bringing him to power; he welcomed Japanese occupation of much of China; and he schemed, poisoned, and blackmailed to get his way. After Mao conquered China in 1949, his secret goal was to dominate the world. In chasing this dream he caused the deaths of 38 million people in the greatest famine in history. In all, well over 70 million Chinese perished under Mao's rule, in peacetime. Combining meticulous research with the story-telling style of Wild Swans, this biography offers a harrowing portrait of Mao's ruthless accumulation of power through the exercise of terror: his first victims were the peasants, then the intellectuals, and finally, the inner circle of his own advisors. The reader enters the shadowy chambers of Mao's court and eavesdrops on the drama in its hidden recesses. Mao's character and the ...

Ted Smart. First edition-first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Fine/Near fine.Ted Smart,2005.First edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1).Pictorial hardback(small nick on the cover) in fine condition,with Dj(a couple of small creases,nicks and scratches on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,maps.Nice and clean pages as new with a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.825pp including List of illustrations,list of maps,list of abbreviations in text,note about spelling in text,list of interviewees,archives consulted,notes,bibliography of Chinese-language sources,bibliography of Non-Chinese-language sources,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book(approx 1.3 Kg). Ted Smart ISBN 0224071262 9780224071260 [GB]

Ted Smart 2005 First edition-first printing Hardcover Fine in Near fine jacket Fine/Near fine. Ted Smart, 2005. First edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1). Pictorial hardback(small nick on the cover) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of small creases, nicks and scratches on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos, maps. Nice and clean pages as new with a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.825pp including List of illustrations, list of maps, list of abbreviations in text, note about spelling in text, list of interviewees, archives consulted, notes, bibliography of Chinese-language sources, bibliography of Non-Chinese-language sources, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book(approx 1.3 Kg).

ISBN10: 0224071262, ISBN13: 9780224071260, [publisher: Jonathan Cape] Hardcover First Edition Fine/Near fine.Jonathan Cape,2005.First edition-first printing(2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1).Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nick on the cover) in fine condition,with Dj(very small tear on the edge of the back Dj cover,a couple of small creases,nicks and scratch on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos,maps.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark on the outer edges, two small creases on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.825pp including List of illustrations,list of maps,list of abbreviations in text,note about spelling in text,list of interviewees,archives consulted,notes,bibliography of Chinese-language sources,bibliography of Non-Chinese-language sources,index.Price un-clipped.Heavy book(approx 1.3 Kg).
[Southampton, HANTS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2005]
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