Book : The Private Life Of Chairman Mao - Zhi-Sui, Li

-Titulo Original : The Private Life Of Chairman Mao

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Random House

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“The most revealing book ever published on Mao, perhaps on any dictator in history.”-Professor Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia UniversityFrom 1954 until Mao Zedongs death twenty-two years later, Dr. Li Zhisui was the Chinese rulers personal physician, which put him in daily-and increasingly intimate-contact with Mao and his inner circle. in The Private Life of Chairman Mao, Dr. Li vividly reconstructs his extraordinary experience at the center of Maos decadent imperial court.Dr. Li clarifies numerous long-standing puzzles, such as the true nature of Maos feelings toward the United States and the Soviet Union. He describes Maos deliberate rudeness toward Khrushchev and reveals the actual catalyst of Nixons historic visit. Here are also surprising details of Maos personal depravity (we see him dependent on barbiturates and refusing to wash, dress, or brush his teeth) and the sexual politics of his court. To millions of Chinese, Mao was more god than man, but for Dr. Li, he was all too human. Dr. Lis intimate account of this lecherous, paranoid tyrant, callously indifferent to the suffering of his people, will forever alter our view of Chairman Mao and of China under his rule.Praise for The Private Life of Chairman Mao“From now one no one will be able to pretend to understand Chairman Maos place in history without reference to this revealing account.”-Professor Lucian Pye, Massachusetts Institute of Technology“Dr. Li does for Mao what the physician Lord Morans memoir did for Winston Churchill-turns him into a human being. Here is Mao unveiled: eccentric, demanding, suspicious, unregretful, lascivious, and unfailingly fascinating. Our view of Mao will never be the same again.”-Ross Terrill, author of China in Our Time“An extraordinarily intimate portrait of Mao. [Dr. Li] portrays [Maos imperial court] as a place of boundless decadence, licentiousness, selfishness, relentless toadying and cutthroat political intrigue.”-Richard Bernstein, The New York Times“One of the most provocative books on Mao to appear since the publication of Edgar Snows Red Star Over China.”-Paul G. Pickowicz, The Wall Street Journal Review “The most revealing book ever published on Mao, perhaps on any dictator in history.”-Professor Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia University“From now one no one will be able to pretend to understand Chairman Maos place in history without reference to this revealing account.”-Professor Lucian Pye, Massachusetts Institute of Technology“Dr. Li does for Mao what the physician Lord Morans memoir did for Winston Churchill-turns him into a human being. Here is Mao unveiled: eccentric, demanding, suspicious, unregretful, lascivious, and unfailingly fascinating. Our view of Mao will never be the same again.”-Ross Terrill, author of China in Our Time“An extraordinarily intimate portrait of Mao. [Dr. Li] portrays [Maos imperial court] as a place of boundless decadence, licentiousness, selfishness, relentless toadying and cutthroat political intrigue.”-Richard Bernstein, The New York Times“One of the most provocative books on Mao to appear since the publication of Edgar Snows Red Star Over China.”-Paul G. Pickowicz, The Wall Street Journal From the Inside Flap From 1954 until Mao Zedongs death 22 years later. Dr. Li Zhisui was the Chinese rulers personal physician. For most of these years, Mao was in excellent health; thus he and the doctor had time to discuss political and personal matters. Dr. Li recorded many of these conversations in his diaries, as well as in his memory. In this book, Dr. Li vividly reconstructs his extraordinary time with Chairman Mao. of illustrations. About the Author Born in Beijing in 1919, Dr. Li Zhi-Sui descended from a long line of eminent doctors. He recieved an MD from the West China Union University Medical School in 1945 and was appointed Mao Zedongs personal physician in 1954, a position he held until the Chairmans death in 1976. After emi