| DATE: | Monday, November 7, 2005 |
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| TIME: | 7:00 PM |
| PLACE: | Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business |
| FORMAT: | IEAS Book Series: New Perspectives on East Asia |
| SPONSORS: | Institute of East Asian Studies, Graduate School of Journalism, Cody's Books |
In their new book Mao – The Unknown Story Jung Chang and Jon Halliday make an impassioned case for a reevaluation of Mao – as a tyrant worse than Stalin or Hitler. Based on a decade of research into previously untapped sources worldwide and on unprecedented interviews with Mao's inner circle and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this book raises new questions about Mao's role in the rise and success of the Chinese Communist movement.
Jung Chang is the author of Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, a best-selling memoir that chronicles the sufferings of her family under Mao. Jon Halliday, her husband, is a British historian.
Other programs in the IEAS Book Series: New Perspectives on East Asia.
