Ten years of turbulence : the Chinese cultural revolution

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Ten years of turbulence : the Chinese cultural revolution

Barbara Barnouin, Yu Changgen

(A Publication of the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva)

Kegan Paul International , Distributed by John Wiley, 1993

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10 years of turbulence

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-356) and indexes

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First published in 1993. First published in 1993. The Cultural Revolution (CR) was undoubtedly one of the most tumultuous and dramatic periods of China's modern history. It was marked by violence, factionalism and economic disruptions. The cataclysm it created had traumatic effects on the majority of the Chinese people, both in their private and professional lives. In this study, the author's emphasise the primordial role of Mao Zedong in instigating and prolonging the Cultural Revolution.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Origins: ideological origins
  • political origins. Part 2 Backdrop: the purge of the Group of Five
  • the May 16 Circular. Part 3 The case of Liu Shaoqi: the beginning
  • the 1lth Plenum of the 8th Central Committee
  • the fall of Liu Shaoqi. Part 4 The great chaos: the emergence of mass organizations
  • the seizure of power
  • the February adverse current
  • the escalation of the chaos
  • the role of the military. Part 5 Fluctuations between order and disorder: from great alliances to revolutionary committees
  • twists and turns from right to left
  • the 9th Party Congress
  • the campaign to purify class ranks. Part 6 The Lin Biao affair: the way to Lushan
  • the fall of Lin Biao. Part 7 Final power struggles: the criticism of Lin Biao and Confucius
  • the last succession crisis
  • the elimination of the Gang of Four
  • notes on Chinese sources.

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