The Origins of the Cultural Revolution

Download or read book The Origins of the Cultural Revolution written by Roderick MacFarquhar and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1999-11 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the final volume in a now-classic trilogy that seeks an answer to this question as it examines the politics, economics, culture, and international relations of China from the mid-1950s to the mid 1960s. The Coming of the Cataclysm explores the important events leading up to the Cultural Revolution, and details the ways in which Mao continually tested the Chinese Communist Party.