Mao Zedong by Spence, Jonathan D.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Child of Hunan -- Self-strengthening -- Casting around -- Into the party -- Workers and peasants -- Long retreat -- Crafting the image -- Taking over -- Ultimate vision -- Bleak harvest -- Fanning the flames -- Embers -- Notes.…”


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Mao Zedong by Spence, Jonathan D.

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Child of Hunan -- Self-strengthening -- Casting around -- Into the party -- Workers and peasants -- Long retreat -- Crafting the image -- Taking over -- Ultimate vision -- Bleak harvest -- Fanning the flames -- Embers -- Notes.…”


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Four seasons : a Ming emperor and his grand secretaries in sixteenth-century China by Dardess, John W., 1937-2020

Table of Contents: “…A young emperor shows his teeth -- Spring: Grand Secretary Zhang Fujing -- Summer: Grand Secretary Xia Yan -- Autumn: Grand Secretary Yan Song -- Winter: Grand Secretary Xu Jie -- Cast of principal characters -- Timeline.…”


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The Chinese lady : Afong Moy in early America by Davis, Nancy E.

Table of Contents: “…Setting the stage -- The cast -- Behind the scenes -- The show -- The curtain rises -- Afong Moy presents Chinese objects for the person -- Afong Moy presents Chinese objects for the American home -- On tour -- New York to Charleston -- Return to the North -- Cuba and up the Mississippi River -- Finale -- Off stage -- The final act.…”


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Things that must not be forgotten : a childhood in wartime China by Kwan, Michael David, 1934-

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Mao : the real story by Pantsov, Alexander, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Note on the Spelling of Chinese Words -- Cast of Characters -- Introduction: Myths and Realities -- pt. 1. …”


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The man who changed China : the life and legacy of Jiang Zemin by Kuhn, Robert Lawrence

Table of Contents: “…July-December 2000 -- "My Life Was Closely Associated with Almost Three-Quarters of the Last Century" January-July 2001 -- "The Knowledge in Our World Is Rich and Vast, and the Mysteries of the Universe Are Infinite" August-December 2001 -- "Study 'Three Represents'; Practice 'Three Represents'" -- January-June 2002 -- "A Gentleman Gets Along with Others But Does Not Necessarily Agree with Them" July-October 2002 -- "I Hope That Comrades Will Be United as One" -- November-December 2002 -- "We Chinese Are All Very Happy About It" 2003 -- Conclusion The Legacy of Jiang Zemin -- Chronology: Jiang's Zemin's Life -- Abbreviations and Names -- Cast of Characters -- Sources and Endnotes -- Acknowledgments -- Personal Perspective…”


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Red fire : growing up during the Chinese Cultural Revolution by Chao, Wei Yang

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Party of one : the rise of Xi Jinping and China's superpower future by Wong, Chun Han

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A daughter of Han : the autobiography of a Chinese working woman

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