Collected Writings of Chairman Mao: Volume 3 - On Policy, Practice and Contradiction, Paperback/Mao Zedong

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Mao Zedong (also known as Mao Tse-tung) is regarded as one of the most controversial figures in modern world history. Having conquered the country, he ruled the People's Republic of China from its establishment as a Communist state in 1949 until the time of his death in 1976. Brilliant and ruthless, his legacy includes guerrilla warfare tactics, violent cultural revolutions, and enduring Communist propaganda. He was named one of the 100 most influential figures of the 20th century by Time Magazine. Eric Margolis of the Huffington Post writes of Chairman Mao: ``Mao was an accomplished poet, writer and historian, a profound thinker, and a superb military strategist. He crushed the US-backed Nationalist's 4. 3-million strong armies in a series of titanic battles, forcing his rival, Chiang Kai-shek, to flee to Taiwan... The Great Helmsman united fractured, war-torn China, restoring its pride and self-confidence after two centuries of humiliation. Mao thwarted both Soviet and U. S. efforts to turn China into a client state, and built up China's military power... Mao's aides dared not tell him millions were starving. Red Emperor Mao was prodigal with his people's lives, and, according to aides who were close to him, was shockingly indifferent to their suffering. Mao horrified even brutal Soviet leaders by saying he was prepared to lose half his people to emerge victorious from a nuclear war...`` The third volume in this special collection contains five important lectures and essays by Chairman Mao: Part 1 - On Policy Part 2 - On Practice Part 3 - On Contradiction Part 4 - On New Democracy Part 5 - On the Correct Handling of Contradictions among the People Excerpt from Collected Writings of Chairman Mao - On Policy, Practice and Contradiction by Mao Zedong Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Above all, Marxists regard man's activity in production as the most fundamental practical activity, the determinant of all his other activities. Man's knowledge depends mainly