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Madame Mao: The White-Boned Demon is an anecdotal biography of Jiang Qing written by Ross Terrill after his extensive research on Chinese government secret archives and interviews with Mao's family members, including people who knew Jiang Qing. The book presents readers with "a startling and disturbing look at the personal side of politic in China" [1]

Madame Mao: The White-Boned Demon
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Book cover
AuthorRoss Terrill
LanguageEnglish
GenreBiography
PublisherStanford University Press
Media typePrint (Hardback)
ISBN0804729220

Review

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Philadelphia Inquirer

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Ross Terrill tells the story of a "fatally flawed yet fascinating Madame Mao.”

New York Newsday

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“It throws much light on the madness of China’s Cultural Revolution. . . . Remarkable pictures of life in Mao’s ‘inner court’ during his declining years.”

Publisher

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The book is published by Stanford University Press ISBN-10: 0804729220


References

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Category:Biographical books Category:Mao Zedong Category:Stanford University Press books