The Cultural Revolution: Years of Chaos in China
- ISBN-10
- 0756534836
- ISBN-13
- 9780756534837
- Series
- The Cultural Revolution
- Category
- China
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-01-01
- Publisher
- Capstone
- Author
- Andrew Langley
Description
Describes the ten-year period of the Cultural Revolution when strict Maoists and the Red Guard gained political control of China and many urban dwellers were forced into the countryside.
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