The Chinese Cultural Revolution
(Book)

Historical background on the Chinese Cultural Revolution - The Chinese Cultural Revolution : an overview / Junhao Hong - China's leaders proclaim the goals and tactics of the Cultural Revolution / Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party - The main purpose of the Cultural Revolution is to sweep away old ideas / Jiefangjun Bao - Chinese high school students begin a new era / Beijing No. 26 Middle School Red Guards - China declassifies documents from the Cultural Revolution era / Xiyun Yang and Michael Wines - Controversies surrounding the Chinese Cultural Revolution - Reverence for Mao Zedong lay at the heart of the Cultural Revolution / Liu Xiaoqing - The cult of Mao Zedong persists / Ian Buruma - China's leaders worry about the cult of Mao / George Wehrfritz - The Cultural Revolution helped to expand educational opportunities / Arthur W. Galston with Jean S. Savage - Political conflict led to the removal of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping / Joshua Kurlantzick - Deng Xiaoping's unique skills led to his reentrance into Chinese politics / Uli Franz - The US president's visit improved relations with China / China Daily - China's turn toward the United States was the result of its rejection of the Soviet Union / Stanley Karnow - Suffering for being too revolutionary or not revolutionary enough / Howard W. French - Personal narratives - A gifted student struggles to raise his young family and find work / Sheldon Lou - A young woman asserts that happiness comes from political involvement / Louis Barcata - A former Red Guard rejects Mao and the Cultural Revolution / Zhai Zhenhua - An educated, urban family adjusts to life on the farm / Liang Heng - Life during the Cultural Revolution and beyond / Chou Linlin, as told to Yarong Jiang and David Ashley.