| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xxiii, 323 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-315) and index. |
| Contents |
The people of Peking rebel at last: Tiananmen Square, Qing Ming festival, April 1976 -- "This is a memory book": looking back on the golden years -- Nie Yuanzi's big character poster: the spark that lit the prairie fire -- The infectious revolt: house searches, cattle pens, street parades, struggle sessions, and cadre schools -- The specter of death: murder, suicide, and the refusal to grant medical aid -- Rashomon: the stories of Bai Meihua, Song Wuhao, Liu Zhiping, Jiang Xinren, and Song Erli -- What was the worst? The cultural revolution as an extreme situation -- Hou Yi Zheng: the long-term effects -- How could they have been so cruel? "For the bane and the enlightenment of men". |
| Subject |
China -- History -- Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976.
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| ISBN |
0394555813 |
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9780394555812 |
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