Ross Terrill | Madame Mao: The White-Boned Demon
This is the most complete and authoritative account of the childhood and tumultuous life of Jiang Qing, from her early years as an aspiring actress to her marriage and partnership with Mao Zedong, the controversial years of power after Mao's death, her final years of disgrace and imprisonment, and her suicide in 1991.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"A fascinating portrait. . . . Wildly successful in his global search for new sources . . . Terrill has produced the most complete biography that in all likelihood will ever be published on the fatally flawed yet fascinating Madame Mao."―Philadelphia Inquirer
"A magnificent display of investigative reporting, research, and reconstruction. . . . 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."―New York Newsday
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“A fascinating portrait. . . . Wildly successful in his global search for new sources . . . Terrill has produced the most complete biography that in all likelihood will ever be published on the fatally flawed yet fascinating Madame Mao.”—Philadelphia Inquirer
“A magnificent display of investigative reporting, research, and reconstruction. . . . 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.”—New York Newsday
Product details
Publisher : Stanford University Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2000)
Language : English
Paperback : 423 pages
ISBN-10 : 0804729220
ISBN-13 : 978-0804729222
Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1.06 x 8.5 inches
Ross Terrill
Ross Terrill born in Melbourne is an Australian academic, historian and journalist, residing in the United States. Terrill specializes in the history of China, especially the modern People's Republic of China. He has appeared several times to testify in front of the United States Congress, and has written numerous articles and nine books. For many years he has been Research Associate at Harvard's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, and recently been visiting professor at the University of Texas at Austin and at Monash University in Australia .