1st Edition

China's Cultural Revolution, 1966-69 Not a Dinner Party

By Michael Schoenhals Copyright 1996
    422 Pages
    by Routledge

    438 Pages
    by Routledge

    Mao Zedong launched the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" 30 years ago. This documentary history of the event presents a selection of key primary documents dealing with the Cultural Revolution's massive and bloody assault on China's political and social systems.

    Part I Intentions and Means A Pronouncements by Members of the CCP Leadership B Offical Policy Part II Effects and Consequences C Purging the Party D Making Rebellion E Revolutionary Culture F The Economy G Mutual Perceptions: Chinese and Western Part III After the Event H The Trouble with History: Official Verdicts I Ordinary People Remember

    Biography

    Michael Schoenhals is Associate Professor at the center for Pacific Asia Studies, Stockholm University.