Description:This comprehensive work covers Mao Zedong's life and career from his childhood in the 1890s to his death in 1976. It includes the concepts of Maoism and Mao's political legacy. With over one thousand bibliographical references, many of them annotated, it provides breadth of coverage and depth of analysis in one unique volume. The broad field of Mao as revolutionary leader and statesman is sub-divided and cross-referenced to provide a guide to virtually every book and article written on Mao and available in English. Also included in this book are a detailed biography, an extensive chronology, and author and subject indexes.