"Contents
Preface
Mao Zedong and His Era
Four gunshots and the fate of China / 2
From“Old China”to“New China” / 7
Why did he become the soul of the era? / 10
Before the mission of the times / 12
Roads, dreams, and legends / 17
Chapter One
Historical Questions and Answers
“Grand unity is great strength” / 22
“Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun” / 28
“It takes a great party to guide a great revolution” / 37
The will of the people trumps everything / 41
Chapter Two
What Was “New” About New China?
New image of national independence / 51
New look of people’s liberation / 56
New situation of national unity / 63
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