TY - BOOK AU - Short,Philip TI - Mao: a life SN - 0805031154 (alk. paper) AV - 408 DS 778 M296S 2000 U1 - 951.05/092 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - Henry Holdt and Co., KW - Mao, Zedong, KW - Heads of state KW - China KW - Biography KW - Jefes de Estado KW - Biografías KW - Política y gobierno KW - 1949-1976 N1 - "A John Macrae book." Originally published in 1999 in Great Britain by Hodder & Stoughton; first published in the U.S. in 2000 by Henry Holt and Co; Includes biliographical references and index; Prologue A Confucian childhood Lords of misrule A fermente of 'isms' the comntern takes charge Events leading to the Horse Day incident and its bloody aftermath Out of the barrel of a gun Futian: loss of innocence Chairman of the republic In searach of the grey dragon: the long march north Yan'an interlude: the philosopher is king Paper tigers The sorcerer's apprentice Musings on immortality Cataclysm Things fall apart Epilogue ER -