The cultural revolution a people's history 1962 1976

A timely reminder of the human cost and miscalculations of. Acclaimed by the daily mail as definitive and harrowing, this is the final volume of the people s trilogy, begun by the samuel johnson prizewinning mao s great famine. After the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of. A peoples history, 19621976 frank dikotter ebook shortlisted for the pen hesselltiltman prize 2017 after the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of lives between 1958 and 1962, an ageing mao launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate. After the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 19581962, an aging mao zedong launched an. Frank dikotter uses this wealth of material to undermine the picture of complete conformity that is often supposed to have.

In the late 1970s, after an internal party wrangle, mao s successors many of whom had suffered between 1966 and 1976 vetoed demaoification in the style of khrushchevs secret speech against stalin in 1956. The cultural revolution by frank dikotter overdrive. Yet the cultural revolution was particularly cruel. The cultural revolution audiobook by frank dikotter. Featuring the author frank dikotter, chair professor of humanities, university of hong kong. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, also. A peoples history, 19621976 by frank dikotter and you will have your answer. The cultural revolution a peoples history, 19621976 by frank. The cultural revolution a peoples history, 19621976 book.

A people s history, 19621976 by frank dikotter 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The concluding volumefollowing maos great famine and the tragedy of liberation in frank dikotters awardwinning trilogy chronicling the communist revolution in china. Acclaimed by the daily mail as definitive and harrowing, this is the final volume of the peoples trilogy, begun by the samuel johnson. The years immediately before the cultural revolution, from 19621966, were characterized by maos reassertion of power after the disaster of the great leap forward. Aug 09, 2019 the cultural revolution was a chinese sociopolitical movement from 1966 to 1976 led by communist mao zedong.

Frank dikotters gripping, horrific and at times sensationalistic the cultural revolution. A peoples history, 19621976, hku humanities professor frank dikotter presents a horrific picture of the cultural revolution, and gives a devastating account of mao zedong and chinese communist party governance by drawing references to eyewitness accounts, newly available archival records, and other sources. After the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of lives between 1958 and 1962, an ageing mao launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and. May 05, 2016 lets get back to the interview that fresh air contributor dave davies recorded with frank dikotter about his new book the cultural revolution. A peoples history, 19621976, the third volume of his work on the mao years, challenges the chinese people to address those missing years.

Newly released documents detail traumas of chinas cultural. The movement, known as the cultural revolution, lasted for years and led to escalating violence, but it was. The author emphasizes how the forced land collectivization sowed the seeds for the later brutalization of the people by heralding a great leap from socialism to communism in the model of. A peoples history, 19621976 from the worlds largest community of readers. Frank dikotter is the author of the tragedy of liberation. The cultural revolution npr coverage of the cultural revolution. After the economic disaster of the great leap forward that.

See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Acclaimed by the daily mail as definitive and harrowing, this is the final volume of the peoples trilogy, begun by the samuel johnson prizewinning maos great famine. The cultural revolution was a chinese sociopolitical movement from 1966 to 1976 led by communist mao zedong. The cultural revolution a peoples history, 19621976. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe 2010, dikotter provided a damning history of the great leap forward of the late 1950s and early 1960s, laying the deaths of fortyfive million people squarely, as his title implies, on the nations leader, communist party chairman mao zedong. May 05, 2016 the cultural revolution npr coverage of the cultural revolution. Chinas cultural revolution in the heat of the sun books.

After the army itself fell victim to the cultural revolution, ordinary people used the political chaos to resurrect the market and hollow out the partys ideology. A peoples history, 19621976 in pdf or epub format and read it directly on your mobile phone, computer or any device. But reticence, above all, is the keynote of cultural revolution commemoration in contemporary china. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.

The cultural revolution book san antonio public library. The cultural revolution hardcover a peoples history, 19621976. Lets get back to the interview that fresh air contributor dave davies recorded with frank dikotter about his new book the cultural revolution. After the army itself fell victim to the cultural revolution, ordinary people used the political chaos to resurrect the market and. A peoples history, 19621976 concludes the trilogy and was shortlisted for the pen hesselltiltman prize in 2017. A history of the chinese revolution, 19451957, was shortlisted for the orwell prize in 2014. A peoples history, 1962 1976 by frank dikotter 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Frank dikotter after the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 19581962, an aging mao zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate. The cultural revolution was a sociopolitical movement in china that.

Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. The first is the 196266 leadup to the cultural revolution, when mao contemplated his return to the political stage. A peoples history suggests an alternative to an official history. Hong kong, june 29, 2016 in the cultural revolution. After the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of lives between 1958 and 1962, an ageing mao launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a. His underling, liu shaoqi, had shepherded a recovery from the previous famine, but mao resented lius growing influence and his popularity. Urban real estate markets, homeownership and financial crises around 1900. Dikotter, a professor of humanities at the university of hong kong, divides the period into four phases.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The cultural revolution by bloomsbury publishing issuu. A peoples history, 19621976, hku humanities professor frank dikotter presents a horrific picture of the cultural revolution, and gives a devastating account of mao. The cultural revolution, formally the great proletarian cultural revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in china from 1966 until 1976. Mao simply enacted this movement as an exercise in raw power. May 08, 2016 the cultural revolution a peoples history, 19621976 by frank dikotter illustrated. The cultural revolution a peoples history, 19621976 by frank dikotter illustrated.

An encyclopedic discussion of mao tse tungs leadership from the 1950s through 1976. The cultural revolution was a sociopolitical movement in china that began in 1966 with mao zedong, the leader of the chinese communist party, denouncing the old capitalistic and traditional ways of chinese life. A peoples history concludes, contra to conventional wisdom, that ordinary people took advantage of the chaos in which the countrys communist system. After the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of lives between 1958 and 1962, an ageing mao launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. Frank dikotter after the economic disaster of the great leap forward claimed tens of millions of lives from 19581962, an aging mao zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those. A peoples history, 19621976, the third volume of his. A history of the chinese revolution, 19451957, the second installment in the peoples trilogy, a series of books that document the impact of communism on the lives of ordinary people in china on the basis on new archival material.