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Mao's Last Revolution

Roderick MacFarquhar, Michael Schoenhals

Follow the Cultural Revolution from Mao's attacks on party rivals through Red Guard violence, military intervention, Lin Biao's fall, and the contested succession that opened a path to reform.

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27 parts, about 48 minutes to read.

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Author
Roderick MacFarquhar, Michael Schoenhals
Parts
27 parts
Reading time
about 48 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Introduction2 min
  2. 1. The First Salvos2 min
  3. 2. The Siege of Beijing1 min
  4. 3. Confusion on Campuses2 min
  5. 4. The Fifty Days2 min
  6. 5. Mao's New Successor2 min
  7. 6. The Red Guards2 min
  8. 7. Red Terror2 min
  9. 8. Confusion Nationwide1 min
  10. 9. Shanghai's January Storm1 min
  11. 10. Seizing Power2 min
  12. 11. The Last Stand of the Old Guard2 min
  13. 12. The Wuhan Incident2 min
  14. Chapter 13: The May 16 Conspiracy2 min
  15. Chapter 14: The End of the Red Guards2 min
  16. Chapter 15: Cleansing the Class Ranks2 min
  17. Chapter 16: Dispatching Liu Shaoqi2 min
  18. Chapter 17: The Congress of Victors2 min
  19. Chapter 18: War Scares2 min
  20. Chapter 19: The Defection and Death of Lin Biao1 min
  21. Chapter 20: Mao Becalmed2 min
  22. Chapter 21: Zhou under Pressure1 min
  23. Chapter 22: Deng Xiaoping Takes Over2 min
  24. Chapter 23: The Gang of Four Emerges2 min
  25. Chapter 24: The Tiananmen Incident of 19762 min
  26. Chapter 25: The Last Days of Chairman Mao2 min
  27. Conclusion1 min

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