types of mao era historians?

Question

what are the official terms for historians views on mao. i have been calling them things such as optimists, pessimist, revisionists etc but these relate more to nazi germany

have been doing a fair amount of research but still dont know what the official term is for somebody who thinks that mao did well, or the term for someone who thinks that mao failed. can anyone help me?

also would appreciate if anyone knew any other terms for any other views on mao

thanks for any insight

Answer 1

See if you have these available, they may have an answer or two for you:

Philip Short. 2001. Mao: A Life. NY: Holt.
Michael J. Lynch. 2004. Mao. NY: Routledge.
Rodrick MacFarquhar. 1997. The Politics of China: the Era of Mao and Deng. NY: Cambridge University Press.