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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2009
Gr 7-9 A book with clear typography, abundant black-and-white and color photographs, good sidebars, and useful addenda. Mao naturally dominates, the focus of five chapters considerably overlapping with Kathlyn Gay's "Mao Zedong's China" (21st Century Bks., 2007). One of the remaining two chapters is devoted to Deng Xiaoping, and the other to the Chinese economy. There is some repetition ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
This book examines the continuing struggles China has faced since the Communist Revolution to define itself as a nation and determine its po...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
