The Chinese Cultural Revolution as History

by Joseph W. Esherick

Book Overview

Based on a wide variety of unusual and only recently available sources, this book covers the entire Cultural Revolution decade (1966-76) and shows how the Cultural Revolution was experienced by ordinary Chinese at the base of urban and rural society. The contributors emphasize the complex interaction of state and society during this tumultuous period, exploring the way events originating at the center of political power changed people's lives and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804753504
• ISBN13: 9780804753500
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"