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New Yorker, December 3, 2012
...account of the causes and consequences of the famine. “Mao: The Real Story,” by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine (Simon & Schuster), draws on Russian archives to show, more clearly than before, that this tale of folly was not without...
Christian Science Monitor, October 30, 2012
...stories are as close as any thorough accounting of the life of Mao. Academics Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine are the authors of Mao: The Real Story, the latest major biography of “the Great Helmsman” and the first to take advantage of the...
Individual.com, October 21, 2012
...in unraveling the paradox that is Jagger. Juicy stuff. "Mao: The Real Story" by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine (Simon & Schuster, $35, 784 pages): Mao Zedong is undoubtedly one of the major players of the 20th century, bringing China onto...
Washington Post, October 20, 2012
...a Stalinist past. Personal Post (Simon & Schuster) - ’Mao: The Real Story’ by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine View all Items in this Story But a new, important history seeks to explain Chinas curious safeguarding of the Stalinist cult. The...
Utne Reader Online, October 5, 2012
...the history of modern China. MAO: The Real Story (Simon & Schuster, 2012) by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine creates a detailed and revelatory portrait of a complex world leader. Pantsov and Levine show Mao’s relentless drive to succeed,...
Christian Science Monitor, September 7, 2012
...Relying on access to access to recently opened Soviet and Chinese archives, historian Alexander Pantsov and Chinese specialist Steven I. Levine offer up a detailed new look at the complex and controversial life of China’s “Great Helmsman.” (Oct.)...
PublishersWeekly.com, August 3, 2012
...for building engaging, detailed settings that feel utterly natural despite their inherent strangeness. by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I Levine (Simon & Schuster). With access to recently opened Soviet and Chinese archives, Russian-migr historian...
McAlester News-Capital, January 1, 2013
...The Elements of Expression: Putting Thoughts into Words, Arthur Poltnik Mao: The Real Story, Alexander V. Pantsov with Steven I. Levine Wyeth: Christina’s World, Laura Hoptman Native Performers in Wild West Shows: From Buffalo Bill to Euro...
New Yorker, December 3, 2012
...account of the causes and consequences of the famine. “Mao: The Real Story,” by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine (Simon & Schuster), draws on Russian archives to show, more clearly than before, that this tale of folly was not without...
REASON Online, November 27, 2012
...Mao: The Real Story , by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine, Simon & Schuster, 784 pages, $35. Along Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street, about half a mile north of Red Square in Moscow, an austere, cavernous building houses the Russian State...
Huffington Post, November 12, 2012
...this virtual Mount Everest of new materials the first full, accurate, and authoritative account of Mao has emerged. Steven I. Levine and Alexander V. Pantsov are the authors of Mao: The Real Story [Simon & Schuster, $35.00]...
Globe and Mail, November 9, 2012
...born in 1893 to a family of well-off landowners in the southern province of Hunan. Pantsov and co-writer Steven I. Levine give a vivid picture of China’s ferment during Mao’s early years. The country had thrown off its imperial rulers and set up a...
Utne Reader Online, October 5, 2012
...the history of modern China. MAO: The Real Story (Simon & Schuster, 2012) by Alexander V. Pantsov and Steven I. Levine creates a detailed and revelatory portrait of a complex world leader. Pantsov and Levine show Mao’s relentless drive to succeed,...
Christian Science Monitor, September 7, 2012
...Relying on access to access to recently opened Soviet and Chinese archives, historian Alexander Pantsov and Chinese specialist Steven I. Levine offer up a detailed new look at the complex and controversial life of China’s “Great Helmsman.” (Oct.)...
