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How Mao took power in 1949, why China was not lost, and how a new dynasty was born
This video traces how Mao Zedong consolidated power in 1949, dismantles the Western myth of who lost China, and places the Communist victory in the longer cycle of Chinese dynasties. By looking at ...
As the Mao era, and in particular the Cultural Revolution fade in memory, its history has fallen out of focus and has been infused with myth. Drawing on his recent book, China Under Mao: A Revolution ...
The past is a deadly weapon.
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Mao's Triumph
The Chinese Civil War was not merely a contest of armies, but a vessel in which the fate of modern China was forged. At its heart stood Mao Zedong, a leader whose success was neither inevitable nor ...
The trilogy continues with The Mao Years, a look at the next period of modern China’s history: Mao Zedong’s rule, from 1949 to his death in 1976. The film begins with the celebrations marking the ...
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