Stalin and Mao: A Comparison of the Russian and Chinese Revolutions

by Lucien Bianco

Book Overview

China's ascent to the rank of the world's second largest economic power has given its revolution a better image than that of its Russian counterpart. Yet the two have a great deal in common. Indeed, the Chinese revolution was a carbon copy of its predecessor, until Mao became aware, not so much of the failures of the Russian model, but of its inability to adapt to an overcrowded third-world country. Yet instead of correcting that model, Mao decided...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9882370659
• ISBN13: 9789882370654
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"