The reasons for the great debacle of the 1920s are set out in this book for the first time in all their complexity. As important as this history is, Hofheinz declares, the lessons Mao learned from his defeats are of even greater significance. The author demonstrates how Mao used ruralism, militarization, worship of numbers and not territory, and a fierce autonomy from other political groups to gain his ends.
- ISBN10 0674418565
- ISBN13 9780674418561
- Publish Date 29 May 2014 (first published 1 January 1977)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 372
- Language English