The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 by Frank Dikötter

The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976

People's Trilogy #3

Frank Dikötter with Daniel York Loh (Narrator)

15 hours, 14 minutes first pub 2016 (view editions) user-added

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This book is ideal for readers who seek a meticulously researched, revelatory account of a tumultuous period in history, offering fresh insights into how societal chaos can inadvertently spur grassroots economic reform and ideological transformation.

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After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 1958–1962, an aging Mao Zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. The s...

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