Cultural Revolution on Trial - Mao and the Gang of Four

This book provides the first account of the most famous trial in Chinese history, and details the search for justice after Mao's Cultural Revolution.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Indictment; 2. Monsters; 3. Testimony; 4. Emotions; 5. Verdict; 6. Vanity; Conclusion; Index of Chinese terms; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Alexander C. Cook is Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese History at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously a Stanford Humanities Fellow and Fulbright Student, he holds a PhD with distinction in History from Columbia University, New York. His research focuses on the history of Maoism in its global and domestic contexts. He is editor of the volume Mao's Little Red Book: A Global History, and has contributed chapters to the volumes Law and History (2004), A Critical Introduction to Mao (Cambridge, 2010), and Scripting Revolution (2015), as well as the forthcoming volumes Political Trials and The Cambridge History of Communism, Volume 3.

Summary

This is the first academic account of the most famous trial in Chinese history - the Gang of Four trial of Madame Mao and other radical leaders. This spectacular show trial was also a curious example of transitional justice in a socialist context, marking the transition to the contemporary era of reform and opening.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander C. Cook, Alexander C. (Stanford University Cook, Cook Alexander C.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.11.2016
• EAN: 9780521761116
• ISBN: 978-0-521-76111-6
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Asia / China, c 1960 to c 1970, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, Asian History, c 1960 to c 1969