num_pages: 592
description: Mao Zedong died in 1976, yet his ghost still haunts present-day China. In this book, Stanley Karnow examines that dire episode in human history and the man responsible for it, detailing the Communist takeover in 1949 and Mao's lofty vision of transforming China into the ideal Marxist nation.
language: English
title: Mao and China: A Legacy of Turmoil
titlecomplete: Mao and China: A Legacy of Turmoil
genres: China, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 35
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Contemporary Affairs
publisher: Penguin Books