John O. (buzzby) - , reviewed on 12/22/2011 + 6062 more book reviews

Hmmm, I'd say he's bigger on the world analysis than the human view. It's a pretty big subject to cover in one book. Most of his previous writings has covered the Russian Communist World, and that's the leaning of this book, his treatment of the Chinese Revolution is rather sparse. It may have been seriously edited and revised, he seems to make reference to events and people that he hasn't detailed earlier. He throws in rather gratuitous metaphors, like "Not content to have their (the nomenklatura) snouts in the trough, they had to have their front trotter in there too." I guess that is shorter than giving facts.

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