MacFarquhar, Roderick

The Forbidden City by Roderick MacFarquhar ( Book )
10 editions published between 1972 and 1979 in English and held by 2,018 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city

Mao's last revolution by Roderick MacFarquhar ( Book )
12 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and held by 1,844 WorldCat member 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

The origins of the Cultural Revolution by Roderick MacFarquhar ( Book )
52 editions published between 1974 and 1999 in English and held by 1,760 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Published for the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Studies of the East Asian Institute."

Prisoner of the state : the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang by Ziyang Zhao ( Book )
6 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 1,158 WorldCat member 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

China under Mao : politics takes command : a selection of articles from the China quarterly ( Book )
12 editions published between 1966 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 867 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Politics of China : the eras of Mao and Deng ( Book )
15 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 717 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bringing together substantial essays by leading scholars, this volume offers a comprehensive introduction to and analysis of the politics of the People's Republic of China from 1949 through the mid-1990s. The first four chapters are drawn from The Cambridge History of China, Volumes 14 and 15. The last two chapters, covering events, through the mid-1990s, have been written specifically for this edition. The particular strength of the volume is the depth of expert knowledge provided for each extraordinary political era; each period is covered by a specialist on the events of that time. The volume should be equally useful to general readers with an interest in China and to students; it should also serve as a valuable reference for specialists

Sino-American relations, 1949-1971 by Roderick MacFarquhar ( Book )
5 editions published in 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 673 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The hundred flowers campaign and the Chinese intellectuals by Roderick MacFarquhar ( Book )
13 editions published between 1960 and 1974 in English and held by 557 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The paradox of China's post-Mao reforms ( Book )
9 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 509 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The secret speeches of Chairman Mao : from the hundred flowers to the great leap forward by Zedong Mao ( Book )
11 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide