The Rhetoric of Mao Zedong

This thorough examination of Mao’s speeches and writings and how they reshaped a nation “is critical to an understanding of modern China” ( Choice ).   Mao Zedong fundamentally transformed China from a Confucian society characterized by hierarchy and harmony into a socialist state guided by communist ideologies of class struggle and radicalization. It was a transformation made possible largely by Mao’s rhetorical ability to attract, persuade, and mobilize millions of Chinese people. In this