Laogai--the Chinese Gulag

By Harry Wu and Hongda Harry Wu

Book Overview

This work reveals the hidden world of the "laogaidui" - the PRC's labour reform camps. The author, a political prisoner for 19 years, describes their ideological origins, complex structures and living conditions and analyzes the camps' contribution to the economic health of the PRC.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081331769X
• ISBN13: 9780813317694
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A review of the system our Liberals want for us

Harry does an excellent job of exposing what it's like to live inside a Socialist system. I say Socialist because there is almost no difference between Socialist and Communist, as evidenced in the writings of Marx, Stalin, and Mao (who all used these words interchangeably). Harry had a small taste of freedom through his father when he was young. As freedom evaporated all around him and his family, he began the long march into work camp incarceration and governmental abuse. Harry had the guts to fight back against a system that suppresses any idea of individual freedom. This is an excellent primer for those who wonder what life would be like should American Leftists get the 'Change' they are clamoring for.