Mingyao (2 results)

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[Wuhan 1999, Changjiang Wen Yi She Ban She]. Stiff pictorial wrappers., Chinese text, 419p., very solid & clean copy, 14 x 20.2 cm., Chinese text, Limited to 4000 copies, black and white photo of Mao frontispiece.* * FIRST & ONLY EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . . AN EXCELLENT MONOGRAPH ON THE "WENHUA DA GEMING" . . . "THE GREAT PROLETARIAT CULTURAL REVOLUTION" . . . KEEN INSIGHTS TO GOOD INTENTIONS RESULTED INTO . . . MASS CHAOS, DEATH & DESTRUCTION . . . CONFESSIONS OF A RED GUARD . * Set in Sichuan during the Cultural Revolution period, this novel recreates the turbulent years. . It focuses on a group of young people who idealize and were inspired by Chairman Mao. . They are full of idealistic and romantic created the mass movement entangling hundreds of thousands at the emotional beginning of the "Cultural Revolution" in 1966. . The novel illustrates how these youths become deeply and emotionally involved, being confused they cannot help themselves from joining the mob and participating with atrocities against teachers, landlords and intellectuals. Calling them out, conducting 'kangaroo courts' and eventually killing huge numbers. . They enthusiastically participate in demonstrations, debates & criticism. The work adeptly shows with vividness and reveals the sadness of the loss of rationality in an era of mass distortion. and confusion. Loss of moral compass and good judgment. . It shows how so many 'small people' were carried away by the storm and tide of the times. The love tragedy, the family tragedy and the shocking scenes of violence in society provide a disturbing a back drop. There, in the end, all of the 'good intentions' results in criticism of the "Cultural Revolution, "Out ling & reckoning of the greatest tragedy of modern China. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** FIRST & ONLY EDITION: Limited to 4000 copies. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: Bound in the publisher's original stiff pictorial wrappers. Clean, firm and solid, contents likewise, no issues. A couple of small mends to first fly leaf. . *** REFERENCES: . en-wikipedia-org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution * en-wikipedia-org/wiki/Red_Guards . *.