Mao: A comprehensive biography of

A comprehensive biography of Mao Zedong, the founder of the People's Republic of China and a prominent leader of the Communist Party of China. Learn about his early life, revolutionary activities, political campaigns, legacy, and controversies. Maoism, doctrine consisting of the ideology and methodology for revolution developed by Mao Zedong and his associates in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s until Mao’s death in 1976. Maoism was based on a distinct outlook not necessarily dependent on a Chinese or Marxist-Leninist context. Mao Zedong (1893–1976) was a Chinese revolutionary, political theorist, and founding father of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). As the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1949 until his death, he played a crucial role in shaping modern China. In 1966, Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, which was marked by violent class struggle, destruction of historical artifacts, and Mao's cult of personality. From the late 1950s, Mao's foreign policy was dominated by a political split with the Soviet Union, and in the 1970s he began establishing relations with the United States.