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Mao's China and After: A History of the People's Republic, Third Edition Maurice Meisner
Publisher: Free Press

Maurice Meisner, Mao's China and After: A History of the People's Republic, Third Edition (New York: Free Press, 1999), 218-219. Maurice Meisner, Mao's China and After: A History of the People's Republic. Seven years before the establishment of the People's Republic, Mao was essentially telling artists that in a future Communist paradise they could expect to work solely in the service of the political aims of the party. Even after his death, his legacy for Chinese politics was immense — indeed the continued use of the term "post-Mao" China to define the current epoch is testimony to his importance and standing. Immanuel Hsü, The Rise of Modern China. He was Among the most widely publicized statements by Mao are his criticisms of Party orthodoxy and the Party's version of Chinese history. Chinese scholars and Communist Party officials have suggested visible, moderated resurrections of Confucianism and Taoism after religiosity was systematically dismantled after during Mao's administration, hoping that these religious practices Echoing the legalist sentiments of first Chinese dynasty under Qin Shi Huang in the Third Century BCE, the People's Republic of China encouraged mutual social distrust among its citizens in order to preserve social order. Hailed as a 'national treasure' 国宝by his fans, Mao has also attracted a significant number of detractors, some of whom accuse him of being a 'traitor to the Chinese [Han] people' 汉奸. This year is the 70th This one would include facsimiles of several historical publications of the talks, as well as a new version pieced together from hand-copied passages by one hundred contemporary Chinese writers. Mao was After graduating, he worked at the Qiqihar Rail Bureau in Heilongjiang province and, in 1955, joined the Academy of Railway Sciences in Beijing. Kong Dongmei, the granddaughter of the founder of the People's Republic and his third wife He Zizhen, along with her husband Chen Dongsheng have the combined wealth of five billion yuan (US$815 million), putting them at number 242 in the annual ranking by the Guangdong-based New Fortune magazine. 1976) Chinese; chairman of the Chinese Communist party 1935 – 76, paramount leader of the People's Republic of China 1949 – 76 Mao Zedong was the single most influential figure in Chinese politics in the twentieth century. Their marriage In a rare interview with China Daily, Kong Dongmei revealed that it was Mao who gave her the name Dongmei – after himself. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000), pp. [↩]; One reader commented here that developmentalism is not unique to Maoism.