A brief, concise history of China from 1949 to 1976. Covers:
First steps of CCP/Mao Zedong consolidating power in PRC
Purges
Great Leap Forward (Mao’s Great Famine)
Cultural Revolution (Red guards, little red book, propaganda, violence, Cult of Mao)
Mao Zedong leadership, legacy, opinions
Beginning of Deng Xiaoping leadership
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