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| MAO (EDIÇÃO ECONÔMICA) - A história desconhecida |
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O livro ataca o heroísmo da Longa Marcha, discorre sobre a ajuda financeira e militar da União Soviética de Stálin para a criação e o fortalecimento do Partido Comunista chinês e desqualifica os relatos de que os rebeldes comunistas teriam enfrentado os japoneses na Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Os autores mostram como Mao concentrou-se em expandir seu domínio durante quase três décadas, ainda que isso resultasse no sofrimento e na morte de dezenas de milhões de cidadãos. Para se perpetuar no poder, instituiu um clima de denúncias, perseguições e terror. Na intimidade, ele é descrito como um pai omisso, marido infiel e amigo pouco confiável.
Mao foi um dos lançamentos mais esperados no mundo todo e causou grande impacto quando foi publicado, no Reino Unido, em 2005.
“Poucos livros estão destinados a mudar a história, mas este mudará.” - George Walden, Daily Mail
“Uma bomba atômica.” - Time
“Esta biografia grandiosa demole sistematicamente cada pilar da simpatia e da legitimidade que Mao possuía.” - The New York Times Book Review
“Um êxito. Um retrato hipnotizante da tirania, da degeneração, do assassinato em massa e da promiscuidade, um bombardeio de revelações revisionistas e um trabalho de pesquisa sensacional.” - Simon Sebag Montefiore, autor de Stálin
Título original
MAO (ECONOMICAL EDITIONS)
MAO (ECONOMICAL EDITIONS)
Tradução
Pedro Maia Soares
Pedro Maia Soares
Páginas
816
816
Formato
16.00 x 23.00 cm
16.00 x 23.00 cm
Peso
1.07000 kg
1.07000 kg
Acabamento
Brochura
Brochura
Lançamento
10/08/2012
10/08/2012
ISBN
9788535921472
9788535921472
Coleção
Edição Econômica
Edição Econômica
Selo
Edição Econômica
Edição Econômica
Mao: The Unknown Story [Paperback
The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is
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. 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.
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
In the epilogue to her biography of Mao Tse-tung, Jung Chang and
her husband and cowriter Jon Halliday lament that, "Today, Mao's
portrait and his corpse still dominate Tiananmen Square in the heart of
the Chinese capital." For Chang, author of Wild Swans, this fact is an affront, not just to history, but to decency. Mao: The Unknown Story
does not contain a formal dedication, but it is clear that Chang is
writing to honor the millions of Chinese who fell victim to Mao's drive
for absolute power in his 50-plus-year struggle to dominate China and
the 20th-century political landscape. From the outset, Chang and
Halliday are determined to shatter the "myth" of Mao, and they succeed
with the force, not just of moral outrage, but of facts. The result is a
book, more indictment than portrait, that paints Mao as a brutal
totalitarian, a thug, who unleashed Stalin-like purges of millions with
relish and without compunction, all for his personal gain. Through the
authors' unrelenting lens even his would-be heroism as the leader of the
Long March and father of modern China is exposed as reckless
opportunism, subjecting his charges to months of unnecessary hardship in
order to maintain the upper hand over his rival, Chang Kuo-tao, an
experienced military commander. Using exhaustive research in
archives all over the world, Chang and Halliday recast Mao's ascent to
power and subsequent grip on China in the context of global events.
Sino-Soviet relations, the strengths and weakness of Chiang Kai-shek,
the Japanese invasion of China, World War II, the Korean War, the
disastrous Great Leap Forward, the vicious Cultural Revolution, the
Vietnam War, Nixon's visit, and the constant, unending purges all,
understandably, provide the backdrop for Mao's unscrupulous but
invincible political maneuverings and betrayals. No one escaped
unharmed. Rivals, families, peasants, city dwellers, soldiers, and
lifelong allies such as Chou En-lai were all sacrificed to Mao's
ambition and paranoia. Appropriately, the authors' consciences are
appalled. Their biggest fear is that Mao will escape the global
condemnation and infamy he deserves. Their astonishing book will go a
long way to ensure that the pendulum of history will adjust itself
accordingly. --Silvana Tropea
10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Jung Chang and Jon Halliday
Q: From idea to finished book, how long did Mao: The Unknown Story take to research and write?
A: Over a decade.
Q: What was your writing process like? How did you two collaborate on this project?
A: The research shook itself out by language. Jung did all the Chinese-language research, and Jon did the other languages, of which Russian was the most important, as Mao had a long-term intimate relationship with Stalin. After our research trips around the world, we would work in our separate studies in London. We would then rendezvous at lunch to exchange discoveries.
Q: Do you have any thoughts about how the book is, or will be received in China? Did that play a part in your writing of the book?
A: The book is banned in China, because the current Communist regime is fiercely perpetuating the myth of Mao. Today Mao's portrait and his corpse still dominate Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing, and the regime declares itself to be Mao's heir. The government blocked the distribution of an issue of The Far Eastern Economic Review, and told the magazine's owners, Dow Jones, that this was because that issue contained a review of our book. The regime also tore the review of our book out of The Economist magazine that was going to (very restricted) newsstands. We are not surprised that the book is banned. The regime's attitude had no influence on how we wrote the book. We hope many copies will find their way into China.
Q: What is the one thing you hope readers get from your book?
A: Mao was responsible for the deaths of well over 70 million Chinese in peacetime, and he was bent on dominating the world. As China is today emerging as an economic and military power, the world can never regard it as a benign force unless Beijing rejects Mao and all his legacies. We hope our book will help push China in this direction by telling the truth about Mao.
Q: From idea to finished book, how long did Mao: The Unknown Story take to research and write?A: Over a decade.
Q: What was your writing process like? How did you two collaborate on this project?
A: The research shook itself out by language. Jung did all the Chinese-language research, and Jon did the other languages, of which Russian was the most important, as Mao had a long-term intimate relationship with Stalin. After our research trips around the world, we would work in our separate studies in London. We would then rendezvous at lunch to exchange discoveries.
Q: Do you have any thoughts about how the book is, or will be received in China? Did that play a part in your writing of the book?
A: The book is banned in China, because the current Communist regime is fiercely perpetuating the myth of Mao. Today Mao's portrait and his corpse still dominate Tiananmen Square in the heart of Beijing, and the regime declares itself to be Mao's heir. The government blocked the distribution of an issue of The Far Eastern Economic Review, and told the magazine's owners, Dow Jones, that this was because that issue contained a review of our book. The regime also tore the review of our book out of The Economist magazine that was going to (very restricted) newsstands. We are not surprised that the book is banned. The regime's attitude had no influence on how we wrote the book. We hope many copies will find their way into China.
Q: What is the one thing you hope readers get from your book?
A: Mao was responsible for the deaths of well over 70 million Chinese in peacetime, and he was bent on dominating the world. As China is today emerging as an economic and military power, the world can never regard it as a benign force unless Beijing rejects Mao and all his legacies. We hope our book will help push China in this direction by telling the truth about Mao.
Breakdown of a BIG Book: 5 Things You'll Learn from Mao: The Unknown Story
1. Mao became a Communist at the age of 27 for purely pragmatic reasons: a job and income from the Russians.
2. Far from organizing the Long March in 1934, Mao was nearly left behind by his colleagues who could not stand him and had tried to oust him several times. The aim of the March was to link up with Russia to get arms. The Reds survived the March because Chiang Kai-shek let them, in a secret horse-trade for his son and heir, whom Stalin was holding hostage in Russia.
3. Mao grew opium on a large scale.
4. After he conquered China, Mao's over-riding goal was to become a superpower and dominate the world: "Control the Earth," as he put it.
5. Mao caused the greatest famine in history by exporting food to Russia to buy nuclear and arms industries: 38 million people were starved and slave-driven to death in 1958-61. Mao knew exactly what was happening, saying: "half of China may well have to die."
2. Far from organizing the Long March in 1934, Mao was nearly left behind by his colleagues who could not stand him and had tried to oust him several times. The aim of the March was to link up with Russia to get arms. The Reds survived the March because Chiang Kai-shek let them, in a secret horse-trade for his son and heir, whom Stalin was holding hostage in Russia.
3. Mao grew opium on a large scale.
4. After he conquered China, Mao's over-riding goal was to become a superpower and dominate the world: "Control the Earth," as he put it.
5. Mao caused the greatest famine in history by exporting food to Russia to buy nuclear and arms industries: 38 million people were starved and slave-driven to death in 1958-61. Mao knew exactly what was happening, saying: "half of China may well have to die."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Publishers Weekly
Jung Chang, author of the award-winning Wild Swans, grew
up during the Cultural Revolution; Halliday is a research fellow at
King's College, University of London. They join forces in this sweeping
but flawed biography, which aims to uncover Mao's further cruelties
(beyond those commonly known) by debunking claims made by the Communist
Party in his service. For example, the authors argue that, far from
Mao's humble peasant background shaping his sympathies for the
downtrodden, he actually ruthlessly exploited the peasants' resources
when he was based in regions such as Yenan, and cared about peasants
only when it suited his political agenda. And far from having founded
the Chinese Communist Party, the authors argue, Mao was merely at the
right place at the right time. Importantly, the book argues that in most
instances Mao was able to hold on to power thanks to his adroitness in
appealing to and manipulating powerful allies and foes, such as Stalin
and later Nixon; furthermore, almost every aspect of his career was
motivated by a preternatural thirst for personal power, rather than
political vision. Some of the book's claims rely on interviews and on
primary material (such as the anguished letters Mao's second wife wrote
after he abandoned her), though the book's use of sources is sometimes
incompletely documented and at times heavy-handed (for example, using a
school essay the young Mao wrote to show his lifelong ruthlessness).
Illus., maps. (Oct. 21)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Product Details
- Paperback: 801 pages
- Publisher: Anchor (November 14, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0679746323
- ISBN-13: 978-0679746324
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.7 inches
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