In a masterly book, roderick macfarquhar and michael schoenhals explain why mao launched the cultural revolution, and show his machiavellian role in. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mao s last dancer movie tiein. No other narrative from within the corridors of power has offered as frank and intimate an account of the making of the modern chinese nation as ji chaozhu s the man on maos right. Mao s last revolution by roderick macfarquhar, michael schoenhals, 2007, belknap press of harvard university press edition, in english. Maos last revolution leaves the reader in no doubt that mao was a monster, but its dispassionate tone points a way towards understanding the genesis of that evil. With his threevolume the origins of the cultural revolution, macfarquhar established himself as the leading authority on the cultural revolution.
Although the authors indicate that they have in mind an audience that includes new generations of students of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mao s last revolution provides a detailed account of the salvos, currents, countercurrents, conspiracies, waves, cleansings and purges for which the era is known. Maos last dancer is told with simplicity, but lis style is deceptive. Tweeting maos cultural revolution in real time the atlantic. Maos last revolution by roderick macfarquhar, michael. In its invaluable critical analysis of chairman mao and its brilliant portrait of a culture in turmoil, mao s last revolution offers the most authoritative and compelling account to date of this seminal event in the history of china. And it is not really about the cultural revolution. The disastrous great leap forward with its accompanying famine and the bloody cultural revolution were mao s creations. We see how politics apart from, but very connected to, mao s vision of continual revolution to route the rightist capitalist roaders kept feeding the revolution victims until it consumed those who created the ccp. Editions of maos last revolution by roderick macfarquhar. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Book is a must for any library about the history of modern day china. The epic story of the chinese who fled mao s revolution. Shanghai has historically been china s jewel, its richest, most modern and westernized city. Michael schoenhals is professor of chinese at chinese lund university, sweden. Calibre clicking on a writer s name takes you to their main archive page. Jun 30, 2009 the cultural revolution was a watershed event in the history of the people s republic of china, the defining decade of half a century of communist rule. Library journal the facts of his life are astonishing on their own. The most comprehensive and authoritative account of the cultural revolution yet to appear, maos last revolution, was recently published by the belknap press of harvard university press. It tells of the harsh conditions endured by millions in china during mao s revolution, and of the determination to succeed of a young.
Maos last dancer movie tiein by li cunxin, paperback. Mar 04, 2008 mao s last revolution leaves the reader in no doubt that mao was a monster, but its dispassionate tone points a way towards understanding the genesis of that evil. Terrified of the horrors the communists would wreak upon their lives, citizens of shanghai who could afford to fled in every. Oct 08, 2006 maos last revolution provides a detailed account of the salvos, currents, countercurrents, conspiracies, waves, cleansings and purges for which the era is known. Jung chang is the bestselling author of wild swans, which the asian wall street journal called the most widely read book about china, and mao. Maos last revolution by roderick macfarquhar goodreads. The authors explain why mao launched the cultural revolution, and show his machiavellian role in masterminding it which chinese. Mao s last revolution ebook published july 1st 2009 by belknap press ebook, 752 pages author s. Instead it tells the story of how high governmental officials and organizations were affected by the cultural revolution and how they jockeyed with each other, and with mao, in deciding how to react to it. Was mao the first red emperor or the last great marxist leader. Now at lund university, his publications on the subject include doing things with words in chinese politics. Beginning with a consideration of conflict, which in mao s view is a given and permanent component of society, professor starr then takes up the individual concepts of knowledge and action, authority, class and class conflict, organization, participation and representation. Maos last dancer is told with simplicity, but li s style is deceptive.
A giant of 20th century history, mao zedong played many roles. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages and sold more than fifteen million. Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of china s cultural revolution, li cunxin s childhood revolved around the commune, his family and chairman mao s little red book. Frank dikotter uses this wealth of material to undermine the picture of complete conformity that is often supposed to have characterized the last years of the mao era. Chinas great proletarian cultural revolution, which lasted from 1966 to 1976, caused an estimated one million unnatural deaths. The cultural revolution was a watershed event in the history of the people s republic of china, the defining decade of half a century of communist rule.
Macfarquhar and schoenhals are both leading authorities on chinese communist party history. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with rentals. Project muse mao and the cultural revolution in china. The two authors of the book, roderick macfarquhar and michael schoenhals, are among the world s foremost experts on chinese politics under mao. Mao s last dancer, young readers edition hardcover july 22, 2008. But during the cultural revolution, in a move unprecedented in any communist country, mao. Internationally mao began to distance china from the ussr under khrushchev and shrewdly renewed relations with the u. For anyone interested in the chinese revolution and the ascension of maoism i recommend carma hinton s morning sun 2003 and the pbs documentary series china a century of revolution.
But during the cultural revolution, in a move unprecedented in any communist country, mao unleashed. Just like wikipedia, you can contribute new information or corrections to the catalog. Maos last revolution macfarquhar, roderick, schoenhals, michael on. This forum includes five commentaries focusing on a muchacclaimed book by roderick macfarquhar and michael schoenhals, mao s last revolution, published by harvard university press. Apr, 2020 mao was a soldier, revolutionary, and statesman, but he was also a poet and a calligrapher. Mao s last revolution kindle edition by macfarquhar, roderick. The epic story of the chinese who fled mao s revolution by helen zia. The cultural revolution king county library system overdrive. The authors have made full use of sources as recent as jung chang and jon halliday s mao. The death of mao opens in the summer of 1976, as mao zedong lay dying and china was struck by a great natural disaster. Mao s last revolution leaves the reader in no doubt that mao was a monster, but its dispassionate tone points a way towards understanding the genesis of that evil. Maos last revolution kindle edition by macfarquhar. The unknown story with jon halliday, which was described by time as an atom bomb of a book. For anyone with a love of dance and an interest in social history this is a must read.
This book contains english translations of many of his poems. Comparison of ebook formats you can convert between many formats using this free software. N2 in a masterly book, roderick macfarquhar and michael schoenhals explain why mao launched the cultural revolution, and show his machiavellian role in masterminding it which chinese publications conceal. The dramatic real life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of shanghai in the wake of china s 1949 communist revolution a heartrending precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. Until, that is, madame mao s cultural delegates came in search. Maos last revolution kindle edition by roderick macfarquhar.
Maos last revolution by roderick macfarquhar, michael schoenhals, 2007, belknap press of harvard university press edition, in english. Information about ebook file formats can be found here on wikipedia. Macfarquhar and schoenhals assess the roles of mao zedong and other. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library children s library. Author of poems, quotations from chairman mao tsetung, selected works of mao tsetung, mao zedong xuan ji, selected works, mao tun lun, on new democracy, mao s road to power. Mao s last revolution kindle edition kindle edition, 752 pages author s. After the army itself fell victim to the cultural revolution, ordinary people used the political chaos to resurrect the market and hollow out the partys ideology.
Maos china one mans revolution bbc 20th century history. The cultural revolution chicago public library overdrive. Mao s last revolution by roderick macfarquhar, michael schoenhals. Maos last revolution kindle edition by macfarquhar, roderick. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mao s last revolution.
Western observers once found much to admire in chairman mao s mass science, with its ori. Until, that is, madame mao s cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world. However, the gang of four, led by jiang qing, continued to restrict the arts and enforce ideology, even purging deng xiaoping a second time only months before mao s death sept. Now, in collaboration with schoenhals, he has produced a massive singlevolume account of the event and of mao zedong s revolutionary ways. After lin s mysterious death 1971, mao expressed regrets for the excesses of the cultural revolution.
Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. In its invaluable critical analysis of chairman mao and its brilliant portrait of a culture in turmoil, mao s last revolution offers the most authoritative and. The bustling metropolis was home to sophisticated intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and a thriving middle class when mao s proletarian revolution emerged victorious from the long civil war. The poems themselves are considered primary sources because they were written by mao, but the supplementary content the introduction, afterword, notes, etc. Dikotters book now provides essential details on the decade before maos last revolution. The young reader edition of the international bestseller.
It takes skill to write simply, just as it takes years of backbreaking work to make ballet look elegant and effortless. The nearly 500 pages take the reader through a maze of intrigue, ideology and unending violence, but they are leavened throughout by a black. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading maos last revolution. At the age of eleven, li cunxin was one of the privileged few selected to serve in chairman mao s cultural revolution by studying at the beijing dance academy. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Mao s cultural revolution boasted that one of the great achievements of the red guards had been the establishment of. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Maos last revolution is the first academiclevel full exploration of the cultural revolution. Cunxin li chosen from millions of children to serve in mao s cultural revolution by studying at the beijing dance academy, li knew ballet would be his family s best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in. Ben arnoldy, christian science monitor a sweeping panorama of the cultural revolution.
It tells of the harsh conditions endured by millions in china during mao s revolution, and of the determination to succeed of a young peasant boy and his eventual defection and success. This very short introduction chronicles mao s journey from peasant child to ruler of the most populous nation on earth. Click to read more about last boat out of shanghai. After mao s death, in reaction to the killing and the chaos, deng xiaoping led china into a reform era in which capitalism flourishes and the party has lost its former authority. Five studies 1992 and, with roderick macfarquhar, mao s last revolution 2006. He led a vast social revolution and made china a superpower that competed with the soviet union as the leader of international socialism. The unknown story as well as recently opened archives in china. But even though both books describe a party out of control, they. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mao s last revolution. The earthquake that struck tangshan, a shoddily built mining city, was one of the worst in recorded history, killing half a million people. Mao s last revolution ebook written by roderick macfarquhar, michael schoenhals.
Maos last revolution roderick macfarquhar, michael. Professor michael schoenhals has researched the politics and history of the people s republic of china for more than twentyfive years. Maos last revolution by roderick macfarquhar and michael. A new chapter in chinese history books the guardian. The book provides a meticulous account of the cultural revolution in china, from 1966 to 1976. Michael schoenhals the cultural revolution was a watershed event in the history of the people s republic of china, the defining decade of half a century of communist rule. Each title is followed by links to download the ebook in alternative formats. Maos last revolution is a fascinating study of maos colossal, yet cunning, misadventure. Showing how mao conceived and carried out the cultural revolution is crucial to building a broader understanding of that tumultuous period in chinese history and also what china s. The authors explain why mao launched the cultural revolution, and show his machiavellian role in masterminding it which chinese publications conceal. Shanghai has historically been china s jewel, its richest, most modern city.
Jan 03, 2017 saxton is a not a historianhe is a logistics analyst by daybut he has an interest in modern chinese history and was reading maos last revolution last year. The epic story of the chinese who fled mao s revolution ebook. May 10, 2015 for anyone interested in the chinese revolution and the ascension of maoism i recommend carma hinton s morning sun 2003 and the pbs documentary series china a century of revolution. Maos last revolution book will be provide using wonderful book reader and its. After the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 19581962, an. The concluding volumefollowing maos great famine and the tragedy of liberationin frank dikotters awardwinning trilogy chronicling the communist revolution in china.
No other narrative from within the corridors of power has offered as frank and intimate an account of the making of the modern chinese nation as ji chaozhu s the man on mao s right. Mao s last dancer movie tiein kindle edition by cunxin, li. The disastrous great leap forward with its accompanying famine and the bloody cultural revolution were maos creations. Li cunxin was one of the privileged few selected to serve in chairman mao s cultural revolution by studying at the beijing dance academy. The author investigates the internal logic and evolution of mao s theory in terms of various themes. The man on maos right new york public library overdrive. Customers who bought this item also bought these ebooks. New post fundraising results, improved mobile version, your uploads page and minisurvey in our blog. Having served chairman mao zedong and the communist leadership for two decades, and having become a key figure in chin. Despite the verdict of the cultural revolution as a disaster for china, a number of scholars have called for reexamining socialist science under mao s aegis.
Before 1966, china was a typical communist state, with a command economy and a powerful party able to keep the population under control. Today in china, the book quotations from chairman mao tsetung is mostly a piece of. Apr 23, 2019 shanghai has historically been china s jewel, its richest, most modern, and westernized city. The cultural revolution greenwich library overdrive. Mao zedong was held in awe by his people, seen by many as a supreme hero who had freed their country.
In its critical analysis of chairman mao and its portrait of a culture in turmoil, this book offers the most authoritative and compelling account to date of this seminal event in chinese history. Read maos last dancer by li cunxin available from rakuten kobo. Having known bitter poverty in his rural china home, ballet. Maos last dancer by li cunxin overdrive rakuten overdrive.
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