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Suppression and thaw have marked the course of communism in China. Merle Goldman traces that shifting pattern over the last decades of Maos regime, linking it to the unique role of the intellectual in government Her engrossing account of the relations between the intellectuals and the governing elites provides a map of understanding to some recent events in the turbulent history of the Peoples Republic.
List of contents
Dissident Intellectuals and the Regime The Liberal Intellectuals Response of the Radical Intellectuals The Party Rectification of 1964-1965 The Cultural Revolution Ideological Divergence of the Shanghai Group The Scientists and Deng Xiaoping The Consequences of Advice and Dissent Notes Index
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Merle Goldman was Professor of History, Emerita, at Boston University and Associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University.
Summary
Suppression and thaw have marked the course of communism in China. Goldman traces that shifting pattern over the last decades of Mao’s regime, linking it to the role of the intellectual in government. Her account of relations between intellectuals and governing elites offers insight into more recent events in the history of the People's Republic.
