David Mueller emails:
What are the best books to read on Mao's cultural revolution, ChineseThe best books on the horror of Mao's cultural revolution ( R. J. Rummel estimates that 38 million died) and the period leading up to it are the books that are the parts of Frank Dikötter's trilogy:
history, and the cultural revolution coming to America?
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957
Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962―1976
I know of no books that detail developing trends in America.
There are however solid videos that cover different aspects of the trends such as The Truth About Critical Methods.
-RW
The EX read this back in the '90's. Highly recommended.
ReplyDelete"Madame Mao: The White-Boned Demon: Revised Edition"
Dikötter's "How to be a Dictator" was good.
ReplyDeleteAlso a fantastic little book on communism---its history, philosophical basis (such as it is), its demise---is Richard Pipes's "Communism: A History"
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679640509/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1