Walder, Andrew G. 1953-

China under Mao : a revolution derailed / Andrew G. Walder. - Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2015. - 1 online resource (440 p.) : ill., photos

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Funeral -- From movement to regime -- Rural revolution -- Urban revolution -- The socialist economy -- The evolving party system -- Thaw and backlash -- Great leap -- Toward the Cultural Revolution -- Fractured rebellion -- Collapse and division -- Military rule -- Discord and dissent -- The Mao era in retrospect.

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Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976 --Political and social views.
Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976 --Influence.


Zhongguo gong chan dang--History--20th century.


Communism--History--China--20th century.
Social problems--History--China--20th century.


China--Politics and government--1949-1976.
China--History--Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976.
China--Economic policy--1949-1976.