Mao: A Biography
Ross Terrill. Simon & Schuster, $16 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-671-79803-1
Portrait of Mao's rise from a rebellious peasant to China's revered and ultimately outgrown leader. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 10/04/1993
Genre: Nonfiction
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