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The Battle for China's Past: Mao and the Cultural Revolution
Mobo Gao
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Description for The Battle for China's Past: Mao and the Cultural Revolution
Paperback. A controversial polemic countering modern revisionist narratives demonising the Mao regime. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
--Shows that the Mao era was benficial for most Chinese citizens--
"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 ... Read more
--Shows that the Mao era was benficial for most Chinese citizens--
"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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745327808
SKU
V9780745327808
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About Mobo Gao
Mobo Gao is Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Adelaide and the author of Constructing China (Pluto, 2018), The Battle for China's Past (Pluto, 2008).
Reviews for 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'
Gregor Benton, Professor of Chinese History, University of Cardiff 'Opens a much needed window onto Chinese perceptions of the country¹s post-Mao direction'
Martin Hart-Landsberg, Professor of Economics, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon
Gregor Benton, Professor of Chinese History, University of Cardiff 'Opens a much needed window onto Chinese perceptions of the country¹s post-Mao direction'
Martin Hart-Landsberg, Professor of Economics, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon