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The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 Paperback - 2015
by Dikötter, Frank
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- Title The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957
- Author Dikötter, Frank
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 376
- Language ENG
- Publisher Bloomsbury Press
- Date 2015-02
- ISBN 9781620403495
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The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution, 1945-1957
by Dikotter, Frank
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New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2013. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x1x9. First printing. Adhesive on rear cover. 2013 Trade Paperback. xxi, 376 pp. âThe Chinese Communist party refers to its victory in 1949 as a âliberation.â In China the story of liberation and the revolution that followed is not one of peace, liberty, and justice. It is first and foremost a story of calculated terror and systematic violence.â So begins Frank Dikötterâs stunning and revelatory chronicle of Mao Zedongâs ascension and campaign to transform the Chinese into what the party called New People. Following the defeat of Chiang Kai-shek in 1949, after a bloody civil war, Mao hoisted the red flag over Beijingâs Forbidden City, and the world watched as the Communist revolution began to wash away the old order. Due to the secrecy surrounding the countryâs records,…
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