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The Red Empires
Patrick Lescot
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Description for The Red Empires
Hardcover. As a youth in the 1920s, Li Lisan fled rural China for the seductive charms of Paris. Here he joined the Communist Party and returned to China to become the first Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and a key member of the Russian and Chinese revolutions. He rivalled Mao Zedong for this position and was to later suffer terribly at his hands. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 35. Weight in Grams: 738.
As a youth in the 1920s, Li Lisan fled rural China for the seductive charms of Paris, where he met his aristocratic Russian wife Lisa. Here he joined the Communist Party and returned to China to become the first Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and a key member of the Russian and Chinese revolutions. He rivalled Mao Zedong for this position and was to later suffer terribly at his hands.
As a youth in the 1920s, Li Lisan fled rural China for the seductive charms of Paris, where he met his aristocratic Russian wife Lisa. Here he joined the Communist Party and returned to China to become the first Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and a key member of the Russian and Chinese revolutions. He rivalled Mao Zedong for this position and was to later suffer terribly at his hands.
The Red Empires moves between Paris, Russia and China, giving a highly evocative account of the cultural revolution as Russia and China moved apart in the 1960s.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470090299
SKU
V9780470090299
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99-1
About Patrick Lescot
Born in Tunisia in 1953, Patrick Lescot is the editor-in-chief of the foreign news service Agence France-Presse. He spent several years in China where he reported on Tibet's uprising in Lhasa and the Tiananmen Square events. He lives in Paris.
Reviews for The Red Empires
“… a vivid record…” (Yorkshire Evening Post, 15 May 2004)