The tragedy of liberation : a history of the Chinese revolution, 1945-57
"'The Chinese Communist party refers to its victory in 1949 as a "liberation." In China the story of liberation and the revolution that followed is not one of peace, liberty, and justice. It is first and foremost a story of calculated terror and systematic violence.' So begins Frank Dikötter's stunning and revelatory chronicle of Mao Zedong's ascension and campaign to transform the Chinese into what ...
Organisatie
NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies