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Heaven cracks, earth shakes : the Tangshan earthquake and the death of Mao's China /
When an earthquake of historic magnitude leveled the industrial city of Tangshan in the summer of 1976, killing more than a half-million people, China was already gripped by widespread social unrest. As Mao lay on his deathbed, the public mourned the death of popular premier Zhou Enlai. Anger toward...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Basic Books,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | When an earthquake of historic magnitude leveled the industrial city of Tangshan in the summer of 1976, killing more than a half-million people, China was already gripped by widespread social unrest. As Mao lay on his deathbed, the public mourned the death of popular premier Zhou Enlai. Anger toward the powerful Communist Party officials in the Gang of Four, which had tried to suppress grieving for Zhou, was already potent; when the government failed to respond swiftly to the Tangshan disaster, popular resistance to the Cultural Revolution reached a boiling point. In Heaven Cracks, Earth Shake. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 273 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-264) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465023493 0465023495 9786613790873 6613790877 1281765309 9781281765307 |