The Battle For China’s Past: Mao and the Cultural Revolution

‘A powerful mixture of political passion and original research, a brave polemic against the fashionable view on China … Aims a knockout blow at Jung Chang’s recent book on Mao, which Bush and the conservatives rave-reviewed.’ —Gregor Benton, Professor of Chinese History, University of Cardiff.
‘This important book opens a much needed window onto Chinese perceptions of the country’s post-Mao direction … Highlights the renewal of popular support for socialism and the growing opposition to contemporary state policies.’ —Martin Hart-Landsberg, Professor of Economics, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon.
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