The Death of Mao: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Birth of the New China
Author(s): James Palmer
In the summer of 1976, Mao lay dying, and China was struck by a great natural disaster. The earthquake that struck Tangshan was one of the worst in recorded history, killing half a million people. But the Chinese Communist rulers in Beijing were distracted, paralysed by in-fighting over who would take control after Mao finally died.
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A major work of Cold War history, capturing the moment when Mao died and China entered a dramatic phase of transition from Communism.
James Palmer lives in Beijing. He has interviewed many survivors of the Tangshan earthquake and of the Communist Party struggles of that crucial year.
General Fields
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- : Faber and Faber
- : Faber and Faber
- : 0.531
- : 31 December 2011
- : 240mm X 161mm X 26mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 March 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : James Palmer
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 951.057
- : 288