Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century WorldThroughout this lively and concise historical account of Mao Zedongs life and thought, Rebecca E. Karl places the revolutionary leaders personal experiences, social visions and theory, military strategies, and developmental and foreign policies in a dynamic narrative of the Chinese revolution. She situates Mao and the revolution in a global setting informed by imperialism, decolonization, and third worldism, and discusses worldwide trends in politics,