Mao ‘The Unknown Story’ – Jung Chang and John Halliday
Authors, Chang and Halliday did not accept the explanations for Mao’s rise to power and did not accept the common claims for Mao’s rule. In the book, Mao’s wife (Jung Chang) portrays Mao as a tyrant who manipulated everyone in order to gain personal power. In the book they both claim that from early ages Mao was motivated by the ultimate desire for power. Strengthening the assertion of Mao’s tyranny, Mao had many political opponents arrested and murdered. Mao’s determination to use agricultural surplus to subsidize intimidation and dissent led to murderous famines. Mao was responsible for the death of over 70 million people which is more than any 20th century leader.
Although the book …show more content…
One quote from the book states that “a dear friend of Mao’s said” although the ‘dear friend’ is not named nor mentioned which leads to the interpretation that such ‘opinion’s’ on Mao were made up. One mistake that Jung made according the reviews was that her biases and hatred for Mao was all-too clear, and for any book that claims to be a ‘true story’ is to some extent false. Do to such bias, there is no real exploration of where his nasty traits came from, rather his ‘nastiness’ is exploited. There is also no real analysis of whether his mindset derived from the society he lived …show more content…
In the book, Mao’s wife (Jung Chang) portrays Mao as a tyrant who manipulated everyone in order to gain personal power. In the book they both claim that from early ages Mao was motivated by the ultimate desire for power. Strengthening the assertion of Mao’s tyranny, Mao had many political opponents arrested and murdered. Mao’s determination to use agricultural surplus to subsidize intimidation and dissent led to murderous famines. Mao was responsible for the death of over 70 million people which is more than any 20th century
Authors, Chang and Halliday did not accept the explanations for Mao’s rise to power and did not accept the common claims for Mao’s rule. In the book, Mao’s wife (Jung Chang) portrays Mao as a tyrant who manipulated everyone in order to gain personal power. In the book they both claim that from early ages Mao was motivated by the ultimate desire for power. Strengthening the assertion of Mao’s tyranny, Mao had many political opponents arrested and murdered. Mao’s determination to use agricultural surplus to subsidize intimidation and dissent led to murderous famines. Mao was responsible for the death of over 70 million people which is more than any 20th century leader.
Although the book …show more content…
One quote from the book states that “a dear friend of Mao’s said” although the ‘dear friend’ is not named nor mentioned which leads to the interpretation that such ‘opinion’s’ on Mao were made up. One mistake that Jung made according the reviews was that her biases and hatred for Mao was all-too clear, and for any book that claims to be a ‘true story’ is to some extent false. Do to such bias, there is no real exploration of where his nasty traits came from, rather his ‘nastiness’ is exploited. There is also no real analysis of whether his mindset derived from the society he lived …show more content…
In the book, Mao’s wife (Jung Chang) portrays Mao as a tyrant who manipulated everyone in order to gain personal power. In the book they both claim that from early ages Mao was motivated by the ultimate desire for power. Strengthening the assertion of Mao’s tyranny, Mao had many political opponents arrested and murdered. Mao’s determination to use agricultural surplus to subsidize intimidation and dissent led to murderous famines. Mao was responsible for the death of over 70 million people which is more than any 20th century