The private life of Chairman Mao / the memoirs of Mao's personal physician, Dr. Zhisui Li ; translated by Tai Hung-chao, with the editorial assistance of Anne F. Thurston ; foreword by Andrew J. Nathan.
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TextPublisher: New York : Random House, 1994Description: 682 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780679764434Subject(s): Li, Zhisui, 1919- | Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976 | Heads of state -- China -- BiographySummary: Summary: From 1954 until Mao Zedong's death 22 years later. Dr. Li Zhisui was the Chinese ruler's personal physician. For most of these years, Mao was in excellent health; thus he and the doctor had time to discuss political and personal matters. Dr. Li recorded many of these conversations in his diaries, as well as in his memory. In this book, Dr. Li vividly reconstructs his extraordinary time with Chairman Mao. of illustrations.--from publisher website.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Book | Gratia Christian College Library Book Shelves | Print book | DS778.M3 L4 1994 (Browse shelf) | Available | 7003658T |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [655]-663) and index (p. [665]-682).
Summary: From 1954 until Mao Zedong's death 22 years later. Dr. Li Zhisui was the Chinese ruler's personal physician. For most of these years, Mao was in excellent health; thus he and the doctor had time to discuss political and personal matters. Dr. Li recorded many of these conversations in his diaries, as well as in his memory. In this book, Dr. Li vividly reconstructs his extraordinary time with Chairman Mao. of illustrations.--from publisher website.