{"product_id":"the-world-turned-upside-down-a-history-of-the-chinese-cultural-revolution-9781250829702","title":"The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYang Jisheng's \u003ci\u003eThe World Turned Upside Down\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive history of the Cultural Revolution, in withering and heartbreaking detail.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a major political event and a crucial turning point in the history of the People's Republic of China, the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) marked the zenith as well as the nadir of Mao Zedong's ultra-leftist politics. Following \u003ci\u003eTombstone\u003c\/i\u003e, his groundbreaking and award-winning history of the Great Famine, Yang Jisheng presents the only history of the Cultural Revolution by an independent scholar based in mainland China, and makes a crucial contribution to understanding the lasting influence of those years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Turned Upside Down\u003c\/i\u003e puts every political incident, major and minor, of those ten years under extraordinary and withering scrutiny, and arrives in English at a moment when contemporary Chinese governance is leaning once more toward a highly centralized power structure and a Mao-style cult of personality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yang Jisheng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250829702","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709440069769,"sku":"9781250829702","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2b0f8d86-9c23-4547-88cd-2ec9e4a47718.jpg?v=1719516166","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-world-turned-upside-down-a-history-of-the-chinese-cultural-revolution-9781250829702","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}