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The great butcher of China.(Mao: The Unknown Story)(Book Review)
Mao: The Unknown Story, by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday; Jonathan Cape, 2005, $59.95.
IN THE SAME SPIRIT that led Mao to judge Stalin as "75 per cent good, 25 per cent bad", this new biography might be assessed as "90 per cent good, 10 per cent question mark". It will undoubtedly have a beneficial effect on popular culture by serving to help eradicate whatever is left of the good name of the former Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party--and this is to be most welcomed. But it leaves several very large issues unresolved.
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Source: HighBeam Research, The great butcher of China.(Mao: The Unknown Story)(Book Review)