The Tragedy of Liberation
Author | : Frank Dikötter |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781408837573 |
ISBN-13 | : 1408837579 |
Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Tragedy of Liberation written by Frank Dikötter and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1949 Mao Zedong hoisted the red flag over Beijing's Forbidden City. Instead of liberating the country, the communists destroyed the old order and replaced it with a repressive system that would dominate every aspect of Chinese life. In an epic of revolution and violence which draws on newly opened party archives, interviews and memoirs, Frank Dik�tter interweaves the stories of millions of ordinary people with the brutal politics of Mao's court. A gripping account of how people from all walks of life were caught up in a tragedy that sent at least five million civilians to their deaths.