Political Leaders of the Twentieth Century; Mao Tse-tung

Penguin Books, Middlesex, England, 1968. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Illustrated. acknowledgements, introduction by author, list of plates, list of maps, and index. Between pages 188 and 189. There are 16 pages of black and white photography and there are maps scattered throughout. Photographic card cover with blue and white coloured titles to the front panel and black colour titles to the backstrip. "By any reckoning Mao Tse-tung must be regarded as one of the greatest and most remarkable statesman of modern times. As a poet of distinction, as a political philosopher of major importance, and as a strategist who is 6000-mile trek across China has become legend, Mao has devoted his life to China and the Chinese peasants. Indeed, the Chinese People's Republic has shaped a whole pattern of revolution the pool peasant societies." -- from the rear panel blurb. Rubbing to the book edges and book panels with browning of the textblock edges and pages. Some foxing to the first few pages. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [7], 8-372, [4 – three pages further titles on publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; China; Politics & Government. Inventory No: 0116065. .