ABSTRACT

Mao Zedong launched the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" 30 years ago. This documentary history of the event presents a selection of key primary documents dealing with the Cultural Revolution's massive and bloody assault on China's political and social systems.

part |2 pages

Part I. Intentions and Means

chapter |88 pages

of the CCP Leadership

part |2 pages

Part II. Effects and Consequences

chapter c|212 pages

C. Purging the Party

chapter |24 pages

Part III. After the Event

chapter I|44 pages

Ordinary People Remember

chapter |4 pages

Organizational Charts

chapter |12 pages

Chronology*

chapter |14 pages

Biographical Sketches*

chapter |4 pages

Further Readings*