Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as 'definitive and harrowing' , this is the final volume of 'The People's Trilogy', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao's Great Famine. After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives between 1958 and 1962, an ageing Mao launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. The stated goal of the Cultural Revolution was to purge the country of bourgeois, capitalist elements he claimed were threatening genuine communist ideology. But the Chairman also used the Cultural Revolution to turn on his colleagues, some of them longstanding comrades-in-arms, subjecting them to public humiliation, imprisonment and torture. Young students formed Red Guards, vowing to defend the Chairman to the death, but soon rival factions started fighting each other in the streets with semi-automatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. As the country descended into chaos, the military intervened, turning China into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people. When the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution, ordinary people used the political chaos to resurrect the marked and hollow out the party's ideology. In short, they buried Maoism. In-depth interviews and archival research at last give voice to the people and the complex choices they faced, undermining the picture of conformity that is often understood to have characterised the last years of Mao's regime. By demonstrating that decollectivisation from below was an unintended consequence of a decade of violent purges and entrenched fear, Frank Dikotter casts China's most tumultuous era in a wholly new light. Written with unprecedented access to previously classified party documents from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches, this third chapter in Frank Dikotter's extraordinarily lucid and ground-breaking 'People's Trilogy' is a devastating reassessment of the history of the People's Republic of China.

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Frank Dikötter

Bloomsbury Continuum

Bloomsbury Press

Wisden

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

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New York, 2017

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After The Economic Disaster Of The Great Leap Forward That Claimed Tens Of Millions Of Lives Between 1958 And 1962, An Ageing Mao Launched An Ambitious Scheme To Shore Up His Reputation And Eliminate Those He Viewed As A Threat To His Legacy. The Stated Goal Of The Cultural Revolution Was To Purge The Country Of Bourgeois, Capitalist Elements He Claimed Were Threatening Genuine Communist Ideology. But The Chairman Also Used The Cultural Revolution To Turn On His Colleagues, Some Of Them Longstanding Comrades-in-arms, Subjecting Them To Public Humiliation, Imprisonment And Torture.young Students Formed Red Guards, Vowing To Defend The Chairman To The Death, But Soon Rival Factions Started Fighting Each Other In The Streets With Semi-automatic Weapons In The Name Of Revolutionary Purity. As The Country Descended Into Chaos, The Military Intervened, Turning China Into A Garrison State Marked By Bloody Purges That Crushed As Many As One In Fifty People.when The Army Itself Fell Victim To The Cultural Revolution, Ordinary People Used The Political Chaos To Resurrect The Marked And Hollow Out The Party's Ideology. In Short, They Buried Maoism. In-depth Interviews And Archival Research At Last Give Voice To The People And The Complex Choices They Faced, Undermining The Picture Of Conformity That Is Often Understood To Have Characterised The Last Years Of Mao's Regime. By Demonstrating That Decollectivisation From Below Was An Unintended Consequence Of A Decade Of Violent Purges And Entrenched Fear, Frank Dikotter Casts China's Most Tumultuous Era In A Wholly New Light.written With Unprecedented Access To Previously Classified Party Documents From Secret Police Reports To Unexpurgated Versions Of Leadership Speeches, This Third Chapter In Frank Dikotter's Extraordinarily Lucid And Ground-breaking 'people's Trilogy' Is A Devastating Reassessment Of The History Of The People's Republic Of China. Part One. The Early Years (1962-1966) -- Two Dictators -- Never Forget Class Struggle -- War On The Cultural Front -- Clique Of Four. Part Two. The Red Years (1966-1968) -- Poster Wars -- Red August -- Destroying The Old World -- Mao Cult -- Linking Up -- Rebels And Royalists -- Enter The Army -- The Arms Race -- Quenching The Fires. Part Three. The Black Years (1968-1971) -- Cleansing The Ranks -- Up The Mountains, Down To The Villages -- Preparing For War -- Learning From Dazhai -- More Purges -- Fall Of An Heir. Part Four. The Grey Years (1971-1976) -- Recovery -- The Silent Revolution -- The Second Society -- Reversals -- Aftermath. Frank Dikötter. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

La 4ème de couverture indique : "After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives between 1958 and 1962, an ageing Mao launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. The stated goal of the Cultural Revolution was to purge the country of bourgeois, capitalist elements he claimed were threatening genuine communist ideology. But the Chairman also used the Cultural Revolution to turn on his colleagues, some of them longstanding comrades-in-arms, subjecting them to public humiliation, imprisonment and torture. Young students formed Red Guards, vowing to defend the Chairman to the death, but soon rival factions started fighting each other in the streets with semi-automatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. As the country descended into chaos, the military intervened, turning China into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people. When the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution, ordinary people used the political chaos to resurrect the marked and hollow out the party's ideology. In short, they buried Maoism. In-depth interviews and archival research at last give voice to the people and the complex choices they faced, undermining the picture of conformity that is often understood to have characterised the last years of Mao's regime. By demonstrating that decollectivisation from below was an unintended consequence of a decade of violent purges and entrenched fear, Frank Dikotter casts China's most tumultuous era in a wholly new light. Written with unprecedented access to previously classified party documents from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches, this third chapter in Frank Dikotter's extraordinarily lucid and ground-breaking 'People's Trilogy' is a devastating reassessment of the history of the People's Republic of China."

After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward claimed tens of millions of lives from 1958-1962, an aging Mao Zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. The stated goal of the Cultural Revolution was to purge the country of bourgeois, capitalist elements he claimed were threatening genuine communist ideology. Young students formed the Red Guards, vowing to defend the Chairman to the death, but soon rival factions started fighting each other in the streets with semiautomatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. As the country descended into chaos, the military intervened, turning China into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people. This book draws for the first time on hundreds of previously classified party documents, from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches. Frank Dikötter 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. After the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution, ordinary people used the political chaos to resurrect the market and hollow out the party's ideology. In short, they buried Maoism. By showing how economic reform from below was an unintended consequence of a decade of violent purges and entrenched fear, Dikötter casts China's most tumultuous era in a wholly new light.--Adapted from dust jacket.

"In 1966 an ageing Mao launched an ambitious scheme to consolidate his legacy, unleashing Red Guards against all remnants of old culture. Soon rival factions were fighting each other in the streets with semi-automatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. The military intervened, turning the country into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people. But after the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution, ordinary villagers saw an opportunity to undermine the planned economy and resurrect the market - and thereby quietly bury Maoism. Written with unprecedented access to previously classified party documents, from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches, this third chapter in Frank Dikotter's extraordinarily lucid and ground-breaking 'People's Trilogy' is a devastating reassessment of the history of the People's Republic of China."-Book cover

2016-05-03