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. ... 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 Economics, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon "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 Economics, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon