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Red Star Over China
The Classic Account of the Birth of Chinese Communism
Book • 1937
Red Star Over China is a historical account written by Edgar Snow after he spent four months with the Chinese Communist leaders in 1936.
The book provides the first authorized account of Mao Zedong's life, a history of the famous Long March, and insights into the men and women responsible for the Chinese revolution.
It includes extensive notes on military and political developments in China, further interviews with Mao, a chronology covering 125 years of Chinese revolution, and detailed biographies of key figures.
The book is significant for its unique perspective on the early years of Chinese communism and its prophetic insights into the future of the movement.
The book provides the first authorized account of Mao Zedong's life, a history of the famous Long March, and insights into the men and women responsible for the Chinese revolution.
It includes extensive notes on military and political developments in China, further interviews with Mao, a chronology covering 125 years of Chinese revolution, and detailed biographies of key figures.
The book is significant for its unique perspective on the early years of Chinese communism and its prophetic insights into the future of the movement.
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Mentioned in 6 episodes
Mentioned by Orville Schell as the place to get chapter and verse on Mao's relationship with his father.
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MAGA-Mao Connections with Orville Schell
Mentioned by Stephen Platt in relation to Carlson's book on China.
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The Raider: China and the Life of Evans Carlson, with Historian Stephen Platt
