Mao's Children in the New China: Voices From the Red Guard Generation (Asia's Transformations)

By Yarong Jiang and David Ashley

Book Overview

Around 18 million young Chinese people were sent to the countryside between 1966 and 1976 as part of the Cultural Revolution. Mao's Children in the New China allows some of them to tell their moving... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415223318
• ISBN13: 9780415223317
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

True representation of feelings during Cultural Revolution

This is a required reading for a class I am currently taking in Chinese Society. The honesty of the individuals interviewed within the context of this book is unquestionable. They have shown in absolute honesty the situations faced and the losses encountered during this time of the "Up to the Mountains and Down to the Villages" movement. This book will change your views on chinese society and it people........