Maoâ s Last Revolution
Roderick MacFarquhar; Michael Schoenhals
ISBN 10: 0674023323 ISBN 13: 9780674023321
Published by Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2006
Used
Hardcover
From
ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 2, 2009
This specific item is no longer available.
About this Item
Description:
Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0674023323I5N10
Synopsis:
The Cultural Revolution was a watershed event in the history of the People’s Republic of China, the defining decade of half a century of communist rule. Before 1966, China was a typical communist state, with a command economy and a powerful party able to keep the population under control. But during the Cultural Revolution, in a move unprecedented in any communist country, Mao unleashed the Red Guards against the party. Tens of thousands of officials were humiliated, tortured, and even killed. Order had to be restored by the military, whose methods were often equally brutal.
In a masterly book, Roderick MacFarquhar and Michael Schoenhals explain why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, and show his Machiavellian role in masterminding it (which Chinese publications conceal). In often horrifying detail, they document the Hobbesian state that ensued. The movement veered out of control and terror paralyzed the country. Power struggles raged among Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Qing―Mao’s wife and leader of the Gang of Four―while Mao often played one against the other.
After Mao’s death, in reaction to the killing and the chaos, Deng Xiaoping led China into a reform era in which capitalism flourishes and the party has lost its former authority. In its invaluable critical analysis of Chairman Mao and its brilliant portrait of a culture in turmoil, Mao’s Last Revolution offers the most authoritative and compelling account to date of this seminal event in the history of China.
About the Authors:
Roderick MacFarquhar was Leroy B. Williams Professor of History and Political Science, and Professor of Government, Harvard University.
Michael Schoenhals is Professor of Chinese, Emeritus, at Lund University, Sweden.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Bibliographic Details
Title: Maoâ s Last Revolution
Publisher: Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket