Mao Zedong and China in the twentieth century world : a concise history Preface and acknowledgements China in the world in Maos youth From liberal to communist 1912 1921 Toward the peasant revolution 1921 1927 Establishing revolutionary bases : from Jinggangshan to Yanan 1928 1935 Yanan the war of resistance against Japan and civil war 1935 1949 Stabilizing society and the transition to socialism 1949 1957 Great leap and restoration 1958 1965 The cultural revolution : politics in command 1966 1969 The cultural revolution : denouement and death of Mao 1969 1976 Reform restoration and the repudiation of Maoism 1976 present