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MacFarquhar, Roderick

Overview
Works: 146 works in 356 publications in 11 languages and 12,229 library holdings
Roles: Editor, Compiler, Author of introduction
Classifications: ds777.75, 951.05
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Most widely held works by Roderick MacFarquhar
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7 editions published between and 1979 in English and German and held by 2,038 libraries worldwide
The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city.
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12 editions published between and 2009 in English and Chinese and held by 1,117 libraries worldwide
"The Cultural Revolution was a watershed event in the history of the People's Republic of China, the defining decade of half a century of communist rule. Before 1966, China was a typical communist state, with a command economy and a powerful party able to keep the population under control. But during the Cultural Revolution, in a move unprecedented in any communist country, Mao unleashed the Red Guards against the party. Tens of thousands of officials were humiliated, tortured, and even killed. Order had to be restored by the military, whose methods were often equally brutal." "Roderick MacFarquhar and Michael Schoenhals explain why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, and show his Machiavellian role in masterminding it (which Chinese publications conceal). In often horrifying detail, they document the Hobbesian state that ensued. The movement veered out of control and terror paralyzed the country. Power struggles raged among Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Qing - Mao's wife and leader of the Gang of Four - while Mao often played one against the other." "After Mao's death, in reaction to the killing and the chaos, Deng Xiaoping led China into a reform era in which capitalism flourishes and the party has lost its former authority. In its critical analysis of Chairman Mao and its portrait of a culture in turmoil, Mao's Last Revolution offers the most authoritative and compelling account to date of this seminal event in the history of China."--BOOK JACKET.
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6 editions published between and 2010 in English and held by 1,105 libraries worldwide
Gives readers a front row seat to the secret inner workings of China's government. It is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, who tried to stop the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, and was dethroned for his efforts.
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in English and held by 869 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and held by 681 libraries worldwide
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6 editions published between and 1974 in English and held by 535 libraries worldwide
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5 editions published in in English and held by 485 libraries worldwide
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65 editions published between and 1999 in 3 languages and held by 410 libraries worldwide
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5 editions published in in English and held by 389 libraries worldwide
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4 editions published in in English and Undetermined and held by 243 libraries worldwide
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5 editions published in in English and held by 154 libraries worldwide
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2 editions published in in English and held by 101 libraries worldwide
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3 editions published in in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide
A memoir produced from tapes the former Chinese premier recorded in secrecy during his sixteen years of house arrest discusses his efforts to stop the Tiananmen Square massacre and the need for China to adopt democratic reforms.
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2 editions published in in English and held by 84 libraries worldwide
 
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Mao's last revolution
Alternative Names
Mac Farquhar, Roderick 1930- RAK-WB § 316, Abs. 2
Mai-kʻo-fa-kʻua-erh, J. R.
Mai-k'o-fa-k'ua-erh, J. R. 1930-
McFarquhar, Roderick 1930-....
ロデリック・マクファーカー
麦克法夸尔, 罗德里克
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