Lee Feigon is an American historian who specialized in the study of 20th-century Chinese history.
Lee Feigon | |
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| Born | Lee Feigon |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Sinologist |
| Known for | Mao: A Reinterpretation |
In 2002 he published Mao: A Reinterpretation, a work of historical revisionism that sought to highlight what Feigon saw as the positive aspects of Mao Zedong's political leadership. He subsequently used that book as a basis for a documentary, The Passion of the Mao.
He has written for such U.S. publications as The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, The Nation, The Chicago Tribune, The Atlantic, and The Boston Globe.
| Title | Year | Publisher | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Rising: The Meaning of Tiananmen | 1990 | Ivan R. Dee | 978-0929587301 |
| Chen Duxiu: Founder of the Chinese Communist Party | 1992 | Princeton University Press | 978-0691053936 |
| Demystifying Tibet: Unlocking the Secrets of the Land of the Snows | 1995 | Ivan R. Dee | 978-1566630894 |
| Mao: A Reinterpretation | 2002 | Ivan R. Dee | 978-1566635226 |