Origins of the Cultural Revolution The Great Leap Forward, 1958-1960

Name: Origins of the Cultural Revolution The Great Leap Forward, 1958-1960
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ISBN: 9780231057172

ISBN-10: 0231057172

ISBN-13: 9780231057172

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Authors: Roderick MacFarquhar

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The second volume in a trilogy which examines the politics, economics, culture and international relations of Chines from the mid-1950s to he mid-1960s, this volume tells the story of the Great Leap Forward -- Mao's utopian attempt to propel China economically and socially into the twenty-fist century by mobilizing his nation's greatest asset: its disciplined, manpower. The effort produced economic disaster and political dissension, and helped to precipitate the Sino-Soviet split. Today's leaders point to it as the beginning of two decades of national trauma, which ended only after the death of Mao and the purge of the Gang of Four. Those leaders have recently authorized the release of a…

Book details

List price: $55.00
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 12/3/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 470
Size: 5.36" wide x 8.46" long x 1.28" tall
Weight: 0.198
Language: English



I



Mao in Moscow



The Politburo Tours China



The Chengtu Conference



The Leap is Launched



The Coming of the Communes



High Tide


II



Withdrawal at Wuhan



Mao Veers Right



Chairman Liu


III



High Noon at Lushan


IV



The Sino-Soviet Split Emerges



The End of the Leap