Dikotter, Frank,
The cultural revolution : a people's history, 1962-1976 Frank Dikotter. - New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2017. - xxvii, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm Paperbound book.
First published in Great Britain, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-379) and index.
Part One. The Early Years (1962-1966) -- Two Dictators -- Never Forget Class Struggle -- War on the Cultural Front -- Clique of Four Part Two. The Red Years (1966-1968) -- Poster Wars -- Red August -- Destroying the Old World -- Mao Cult -- Linking Up -- Rebels And Royalists -- Enter the Army -- The Arms Race -- Quenching The Fires Part Three. The Black Years (1968-1971) -- Cleansing the Ranks -- Up the Mountains, Down to the Villages -- Preparing for War -- Learning From Dazhai -- More Purges -- Fall of an Heir Part Four. The Grey Years (1971-1976) -- Recovery -- The Silent Revolution -- The Second Society -- Reversals -- Aftermath
"In 1966 an ageing Mao launched an ambitious scheme to consolidate his legacy, unleashing Red Guards against all remnants of old culture. Soon rival factions were fighting each other in the streets with semi-automatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. The military intervened, turning the country into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people. But after the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution, ordinary villagers saw an opportunity to undermine the planned economy and resurrect the market - and thereby quietly bury Maoism. Written with unprecedented access to previously classified party documents, from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches, this third chapter in Frank Dikotter's extraordinarily lucid and ground-breaking 'People's Trilogy' is a devastating reassessment of the history of the People's Republic of China."-Book cover.
9781408856499 1408856492 9781408856505 1408856506 1408856522 9781408856529 1632864231 9781632864239
018131946 Uk
1966-1976
China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 - Atrocities.
China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976.
China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 - Personal narratives.
Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976)
Atrocities.--China
DS778.7 / .D55 2017
15
The cultural revolution : a people's history, 1962-1976 Frank Dikotter. - New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2017. - xxvii, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm Paperbound book.
First published in Great Britain, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-379) and index.
Part One. The Early Years (1962-1966) -- Two Dictators -- Never Forget Class Struggle -- War on the Cultural Front -- Clique of Four Part Two. The Red Years (1966-1968) -- Poster Wars -- Red August -- Destroying the Old World -- Mao Cult -- Linking Up -- Rebels And Royalists -- Enter the Army -- The Arms Race -- Quenching The Fires Part Three. The Black Years (1968-1971) -- Cleansing the Ranks -- Up the Mountains, Down to the Villages -- Preparing for War -- Learning From Dazhai -- More Purges -- Fall of an Heir Part Four. The Grey Years (1971-1976) -- Recovery -- The Silent Revolution -- The Second Society -- Reversals -- Aftermath
"In 1966 an ageing Mao launched an ambitious scheme to consolidate his legacy, unleashing Red Guards against all remnants of old culture. Soon rival factions were fighting each other in the streets with semi-automatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. The military intervened, turning the country into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people. But after the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution, ordinary villagers saw an opportunity to undermine the planned economy and resurrect the market - and thereby quietly bury Maoism. Written with unprecedented access to previously classified party documents, from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches, this third chapter in Frank Dikotter's extraordinarily lucid and ground-breaking 'People's Trilogy' is a devastating reassessment of the history of the People's Republic of China."-Book cover.
9781408856499 1408856492 9781408856505 1408856506 1408856522 9781408856529 1632864231 9781632864239
018131946 Uk
1966-1976
China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 - Atrocities.
China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976.
China - History - Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 - Personal narratives.
Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976)
Atrocities.--China
DS778.7 / .D55 2017
15