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“Ever since the spectacular success of Chang’s __Wild Swans__ we have waited impatiently for her to complete with her husband this monumental study of China’s most notorious modern leader. The expectation has been that she would rewrite modern Chinese history. The wait has been worthwhile and the expectation justified. This is a bombshell of a book.”–Chris Patten, the last governor of Hong Kong, in __The Times__ (London)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 life 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 enormity of his behavior toward his wives, mistresses and children are unveiled for the first time.This is an entirely fresh look at Mao in both content and approach. It will astonish historians and the general reader alike. List of Maps Abbreviations and a Note About Spelling in the Text PART ONE — Lukewarm Believer 1. On the Cusp from Ancient to Modern (1893–1911; age 1–17) 2. Becoming a Communist (1911–20; age 17–26) 3. Lukewarm Believer (1920–25; age 26–31) 4. Rise and Demise in the Nationalist Party (1925–27; age 31–33) PART TWO — Long March to Supremacy in the Party 5. Hijacking a Red Force and Taking Over Bandit Land (1927–28; age 33–34) 6. Subjugating the Red Army Supremo (1928–30; age 34–36) 7. Takeover Leads to Death of Second Wife (1927–30; age 33–36) 8. Bloody Purge Paves the Way for “Chairman Mao” (1929–31; age 35–37) 9. Mao and the First Red State (1931–34; age 37–40) 10. Troublemaker to Figurehead (1931–34; age 37–40) 11. How Mao Got onto the Long March (1933–34; age 39–40) 12. Long March I: Chiang Lets the Reds Go (1934; age 40) 13. Long March II: The Power Behind the Throne (1934–35; age 40–41) 14. Long March III: Monopolising the Moscow Connection (1935; age 41) PART THREE — Building His Power Base 15. The Timely Death of Mao’s Host (1935–36; age 41–42) 16. Chiang Kai-shek Kidnapped (1935–36; age 41–42) 17. A National Player (1936; age 42–43) 18. New Image, New Life and New Wife (1937–38; age 43–44) 19. Red Mole Triggers China–Japan War (1937–38; age 43–44) 20. Fight Rivals and Chiang—Not Japan (1937–40; age 43–46) 21. Most Desired Scenario: Stalin Carves Up China with Japan (1939–40; age 45–46) 22. Death Trap for His Own Men (1940–41; age 46–47) 23. Building a Power Base Through Terror (1941–45; age 47–51) 24. Uncowed Opponent Poisoned (1941–45; age 47–51) 25. Supreme Party Leader at Last (1942–45; age 48–51) PART FOUR — To Conquer China 26. “Revolutionary Opium War” (1937–45; age 43–51) 27. The Russians Are Coming! (1945–46; age 51–52) 28. Saved by Washington (1944–47; age 50–53) 29. Moles, Betrayals and Poor Leadership Doom Chiang (1945–49; age 51–55) 30. China Conquered (1946–49; age 52–55) 31. Totalitarian State, Extravagant Lifestyle (1949–53; age 55–59) PART FIVE — Chasing a Superpower Dream 32. Rivalry with Stalin (1947–49; age 53–55) 33. Two Tyrants Wrestle (1949–50; age 55–56) 34. Why Mao and Stalin Started the Korean War (1949–50; age 55–56) 35. Mao Milks the Korean War (1950–53; age 56–59) 36. Launching the Secret Superpower Programme (1953–54; age 59–60) 37. War on Peasants (1953–56; age 59–62) 38. Undermining Khrushchev (1956–59; age 62–65) 39. Killing the “Hundred Flowers” (1957–58; age 63–64) 40. The Great Leap: “Half of China May Well Have to Die” (1958–61; age 64–67) 41. Defence Minister Peng’s Lonely Battle (1958–59; age 64–65) 42. The Tibetans Rebel (1950–61; age 56–67) 43. Maoism Goes Global (1959–64; age 65–70) 44. Ambushed by the President (1961–62; age 67–68) 45. The Bomb (1962–64; age 68–70) 46. A Time of Uncertainty and Setbacks (1962–65; age 68–71) PART SIX — Unsweet Revenge 47. A Horse-Trade Secures the Cultural Revolution (1965–66; age 71–72) 48. The Great Purge (1966–67; age 72–73) 49. Unsweet Revenge (1966–74; age 72–80) 50. The Chairman’s New Outfit (1967–70; age 73–76) 51. A War Scare (1969–71; age 75–77) 52. Falling Out with Lin Biao (1970–71; age 76–77) 53. Maoism Falls Flat on the World Stage (1966–70; age 72–76) 54. Nixon: the Red-Baiter Baited (1970–73; age 76–79) 55. The Boss Denies Chou Cancer Treatment (1972–74; age 78–80) 56. Mme Mao in the Cultural Revolution (1966–75; age 72–81) 57. Enfeebled Mao Hedges His Bets (1973–76; age 79–82) 58. Last Days (1974–76; age 80–82) Epilogue Acknowledgements List of Interviewees Archives Consulted Notes Bibliography of Chinese-Language Sources Bibliography of Non-Chinese-Language Sources Index Front cover 1 Contents 7 List of Maps 11 Abbreviations and a Note About Spelling in the Text 11 PART ONE. LUKEWARM BELIEVER 17 1. On the Cusp from Ancient to Modern (1893-1911) 19 2. Becoming a Communist (1911-20) 26 3. Lukewarm Believer (1920-25) 38 4. Rise and Demise in the Nationalist Party (1925-27) 52 PART TWO. LONG MARCH TO SUPREMACY IN THE PARTY 63 5. Hijacking a Red Force and Taking Over Bandit Land (1927-28) 65 6. Subjugating the Red Army Supremo (1928-30) 80 7. Takeover Leads to Death of Second Wife (1927-30) 92 8. Bloody Purge Paves the Way for "Chairman Mao" (1929-31) 104 9. Mao and the First Red State (1931-34) 117 10. Troublemaker to Figurehead (1931-34) 126 11. How Mao Got onto the Long March (1933-34) 136 12. Long March I: Chiang Lets the Reds Go (1934) 146 13. Long March II: The Power Behind the Throne (1934-35) 154 14. Long March III: Monopolising the Moscow Connection (1935) 173 PART THREE. BUILDING HIS POWER BASE 185 15. The Timely Death of Mao's Host (1935-36) 187 16. Chiang Kai-shek Kidnapped (1935-36) 191 17. A National Player (1936) 200 18. New Image, New Life and New Wife (1937-38) 206 19. Red Mole Triggers China-Japan War (1937-38) 216 20. Fight Rivals and Chiang-Not Japan (1937-40) 226 21. Most Desired Scenario: Stalin Carves Up China with Japan (1939-40) 235 22. Death Trap for His Own Men (1940-41) 243 23. Building a Power Base Through Terror (1941-45) 252 24. Uncowed Opponent Poisoned (1941-45) 268 25. Supreme Party Leader at Last (1942-45) 280 PART FOUR. TO CONQUER CHINA 287 26. "Revolutionary Opium War" (1937-45) 289 27. The Russians Are Coming! (1945-46) 297 28. Saved by Washington (1944-47) 309 29. Moles, Betrayals and Poor Leadership Doom Chiang (1945-49) 317 30. China Conquered (1946-49) 344 31. Totalitarian State, Extravagant Lifestyle (1949-53) 355 PART FIVE. CHASING A SUPERPOWER DREAM 367 32. Rivalry with Stalin (1947-49) 369 33. Two Tyrants Wrestle (1949-50) 378 34. Why Mao and Stalin Started the Korean War (1949-50) 388 35. Mao Milks the Korean War (1950-53) 397 36. Launching the Secret Superpower Programme (1953-54) 412 37. War on Peasants (1953-56) 424 38. Undermining Khrushchev (1956-59) 436 39. Killing the "Hundred Flowers" (1957-58) 448 40. The Great Leap: "Half of China May Well Have to Die" (1958-61) 458 41. Defence Minister Peng's Lonely Battle (1958-59) 472 42. The Tibetans Rebel (1950-61) 485 43. Maoism Goes Global (1959-64) 490 44. Ambushed by the President (1961-62) 502 45. The Bomb (1962-64) 512 46. A Time of Uncertainty and Setbacks (1962-65) 518 PART SIX. UNSWEET REVENGE 533 47. A Horse-Trade Secures the Cultural Revolution (1965-66) 535 48. The Great Purge (1966-67) 546 49. Unsweet Revenge (1966-74) 560 50. The Chairman's New Outfit (1967-70) 569 51. A War Scare (1969-71) 580 52. Falling Out with Lin Biao (1970-71) 584 53. Maoism Falls Flat on the World Stage (1966-70) 613 54. Nixon: the Red-Baiter Baited (1970-73) 627 55. The Boss Denies Chou Cancer Treatment (1972-74) 640 56. Mme Mao in the Cultural Revolution (1966-75) 647 57. Enfeebled Mao Hedges His Bets (1973-76) 659 58. Last Days (1974-76) 672 EPILOGUE 679 Acknowledgements 681 List of Interviewees 685 Archives Consulted 699 Notes 701 Bibliography of Chinese-Language Sources 787 Bibliography of Non-Chinese-Language Sources 815 Index 839 Back cover 866 “Ever since the spectacular success of Chang’s Wild Swans we have waited impatiently for her to complete with her husband this monumental study of China’s most notorious modern leader. The expectation has been that she would rewrite modern Chinese history. The wait has been worthwhile and the expectation justified. This is a bombshell of a book.” –Chris Patten, the last governor of Hong Kong, in The Times (London) 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 life 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 enormity of his behavior toward his wives, mistresses and children are unveiled for the first time. This is an entirely fresh look at Mao in both content and approach. It will astonish historians and the general reader alike. 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 life 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 intricate relationship with Stalin went back to the 1920s, ultimately bringing him to power; he welcomed the Japanese occupation; and he schemed, poisoned and blackmailed to get his way. After he conquered China in 1949, his secret goal was to dominate the world. 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. This entirely fresh look at Mao will astonish historians and the general reader alike.--From publisher description A biography of of Mao Zedong taken from the perspective of his relationship to women. The normal biographical elements make up the majority of the text but when there is an interesting aspect regarding Mao's attitude toward women, Jung Chang (a woman) goes for it. For example... any normal biography of Mao, would take account of the movements of Mao's army as he took control of China but it is interesting that his army camped outside the town where his wife and son lived (had been abandoned, frankly) and he made no effort whatsoever to meet them. Little things like that give the reader insight into the character of Mao... along with his mass murders, of course. A portrait of the late Chinese leader refutes a wide variety of myths about Mao and provides facts about the Long March, his relationship with Stalin, and the impact of his thirst for power on the Chinese people. Jung Chang, Jon Halliday. Originally Published In Great Britain By Jonathan Cape, London--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [739]-790) And Index.