MacFarquhar, Roderick
Overview
| Works: | 177 works in 762 publications in 5 languages and 14,778 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Biography Conference papers and proceedings |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Other, Creator |
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Most widely held works about
Roderick MacFarquhar
Most widely held works by
Roderick MacFarquhar
The Forbidden City by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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21 editions published between 1972 and 1979 in 3 languages and held by 1,888 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city
21 editions published between 1972 and 1979 in 3 languages and held by 1,888 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city
The origins of the Cultural Revolution by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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72 editions published between 1974 and 2012 in English and Chinese and held by 1,645 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the final volume in a trilogy that examines the politics, personalities, economics, culture, and international relations of China from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. It seeks to answer the central question: Why did Chairman Mao Zedong launch the Cultural Revolution (1966--76), which plunged China into chaos and almost destroyed its Communist Party? The Coming of the Cataclysm starts with the great famine of the early 1960s, which resulted in tens of millions of deaths and set in train a series of emergency measures that increasingly divided Mao from his comrades-in-arms. His anger that they were prepared to adopt "capitalist" methods to rescue the country was sharpened by his belief that Moscow had actually gone capitalist and sold out to the "imperialist" West. From 1961 to 1966, the period covered by this volume, the increasingly urgent question for Mao was how to prevent a similar revolutionary degeneration in China. The Cultural Revolution was his answer.Drawing upon new evidence from Party documents, personal interviews, books, and journals, MacFarquhar details the growing rift between Mao and his colleagues as they attempted to cope with domestic privation and an increasingly hostile international environment -- until the Chairman finally decided to smash the unity of the Yan'an Round Table by unleashing society against the party-state
72 editions published between 1974 and 2012 in English and Chinese and held by 1,645 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the final volume in a trilogy that examines the politics, personalities, economics, culture, and international relations of China from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. It seeks to answer the central question: Why did Chairman Mao Zedong launch the Cultural Revolution (1966--76), which plunged China into chaos and almost destroyed its Communist Party? The Coming of the Cataclysm starts with the great famine of the early 1960s, which resulted in tens of millions of deaths and set in train a series of emergency measures that increasingly divided Mao from his comrades-in-arms. His anger that they were prepared to adopt "capitalist" methods to rescue the country was sharpened by his belief that Moscow had actually gone capitalist and sold out to the "imperialist" West. From 1961 to 1966, the period covered by this volume, the increasingly urgent question for Mao was how to prevent a similar revolutionary degeneration in China. The Cultural Revolution was his answer.Drawing upon new evidence from Party documents, personal interviews, books, and journals, MacFarquhar details the growing rift between Mao and his colleagues as they attempted to cope with domestic privation and an increasingly hostile international environment -- until the Chairman finally decided to smash the unity of the Yan'an Round Table by unleashing society against the party-state
Mao's last revolution by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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17 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,167 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."--Jacket
17 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,167 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."--Jacket
Prisoner of the state : the secret journal of Zhao Ziyang by
Ziyang Zhao(
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17 editions published between 2009 and 2014 in English and held by 1,149 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
17 editions published between 2009 and 2014 in English and held by 1,149 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 by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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31 editions published between 1966 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
31 editions published between 1966 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Politics of China : the eras of Mao and Deng by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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26 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 728 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 to the mid-1990s. The first four chapters are drawn from The Cambridge History of China, Volumes 14 and 15. The last two chapters have been written specifically for this paperback edition. Richard Baum's chapter covers the events of the 1980s, and Joseph Fewsmith's concluding essay extends the second edition's coverage into the 1990s. 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 serve equally well for the general reader with an interest in China and for students, as well as acting as a valuable reference for specialists
26 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in English and held by 728 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 to the mid-1990s. The first four chapters are drawn from The Cambridge History of China, Volumes 14 and 15. The last two chapters have been written specifically for this paperback edition. Richard Baum's chapter covers the events of the 1980s, and Joseph Fewsmith's concluding essay extends the second edition's coverage into the 1990s. 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 serve equally well for the general reader with an interest in China and for students, as well as acting as a valuable reference for specialists
Sino-American relations, 1949-1971 by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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7 editions published in 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 630 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 630 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The hundred flowers campaign and the Chinese intellectuals by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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16 editions published between 1960 and 1974 in English and held by 558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1960 and 1974 in English and held by 558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The paradox of China's post-Mao reforms(
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10 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1999 and 2000 in English and held by 525 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The secret speeches of Chairman Mao : from the hundred flowers to the great leap forward by
Zedong Mao(
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14 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
14 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Politics of China, 1949-1989 by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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19 editions published between 1993 and 1997 in English and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1993 and 1997 in English and held by 476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The politics of China : sixty years of the People's Republic of China by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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19 editions published in 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Thirty years ago, China was emerging from one of the most traumatic periods in its history. The Chinese people had been ravaged by long years of domestic struggle, terrible famine and economic and political isolation. Today, China has the world's second largest economy and is a major player in global diplomacy. This volume, written by some of the leading experts in the field, tracks China's extraordinary transformation from the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, through the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the death of Chairman Mao, to its dynamic rise as a superpower in the twenty-first century. The latest edition of the book includes a new introduction and a seventh chapter which focuses on the legacy of Deng Xiaoping, the godfather of China's transformation, under his successors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao. Under Mao, China challenged the outside world ideologically and militarily. Today China's challenge as an economic and diplomatic superpower may prove even more formidable. As a comprehensive and authoritative appraisal of China's last sixty years, this book will be invaluable for professionals working in the region and for students assessing what China will mean for their futures"--
19 editions published in 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Thirty years ago, China was emerging from one of the most traumatic periods in its history. The Chinese people had been ravaged by long years of domestic struggle, terrible famine and economic and political isolation. Today, China has the world's second largest economy and is a major player in global diplomacy. This volume, written by some of the leading experts in the field, tracks China's extraordinary transformation from the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, through the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the death of Chairman Mao, to its dynamic rise as a superpower in the twenty-first century. The latest edition of the book includes a new introduction and a seventh chapter which focuses on the legacy of Deng Xiaoping, the godfather of China's transformation, under his successors Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao. Under Mao, China challenged the outside world ideologically and militarily. Today China's challenge as an economic and diplomatic superpower may prove even more formidable. As a comprehensive and authoritative appraisal of China's last sixty years, this book will be invaluable for professionals working in the region and for students assessing what China will mean for their futures"--
Sino-American relations, 1949-71 by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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16 editions published in 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published in 1972 in English and Undetermined and held by 281 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Cambridge history of China by
Denis Crispin Twitchett(
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52 editions published between 1978 and 2015 in English and held by 199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Volume 15 of The Cambridge History of China is the second of two volumes dealing with the People's Republic of China since its birth in 1949. The harbingers of the Cultural Revolution were analyzed in Volume 14 and Volume 15 traces a course of events still only partially understood by most Chinese. It begins by analysing the development of Mao's thought since the Communist seizure of power, and, in doing so, attempts to understand why he launched the movement. The contributors grapple with the conflict of evidence between what was said favourably about the Cultural Revolution at the time and the often diametrically opposed retrospective accounts. Volume 15, together with Volume 14, provides the most comprehensive and clearest account of how revolutionary China has developed in response to the upheavals initiated by Mao and Teng Hsiao-p'ing
52 editions published between 1978 and 2015 in English and held by 199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Volume 15 of The Cambridge History of China is the second of two volumes dealing with the People's Republic of China since its birth in 1949. The harbingers of the Cultural Revolution were analyzed in Volume 14 and Volume 15 traces a course of events still only partially understood by most Chinese. It begins by analysing the development of Mao's thought since the Communist seizure of power, and, in doing so, attempts to understand why he launched the movement. The contributors grapple with the conflict of evidence between what was said favourably about the Cultural Revolution at the time and the often diametrically opposed retrospective accounts. Volume 15, together with Volume 14, provides the most comprehensive and clearest account of how revolutionary China has developed in response to the upheavals initiated by Mao and Teng Hsiao-p'ing
The coming of the cataclysm, 1961-1966 by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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28 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and Spanish and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume begins with the great famine of the early 1960s which resulted in tens of millions of deaths, setting in train a series of emergency measures which increasingly divided Mao from his comrades-in-arms
28 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and Spanish and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume begins with the great famine of the early 1960s which resulted in tens of millions of deaths, setting in train a series of emergency measures which increasingly divided Mao from his comrades-in-arms
The great leap forward, 1958-1960 by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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6 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Cambridge history of China(
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34 editions published between 1978 and 1995 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A century of revolutionary upheaval in China reached a climax in 1949 with the creation of the People's Republic. A central government had now gained full control of the Chinese mainland, thus achieving the national unity so long desired. Moreover, this central government was committed for the first time to the overall modernization of the nation's polity, economy, and society. This is the first of the two final volumes of The Cambridge History of China, which describe the efforts of the People's Republic of China to grapple with the problems of adaptation to modern times. Volume 14 deals with the achievements of the economic and human disasters of the new regime's first sixteen years (1949-65). Part I chronicles the attempt to adapt the Soviet model of development to China, and Part II covers the subsequent efforts of China's leaders to find native solutions that would provide more rapid and appropriate answers to China's problems. Each of the two parts of the volume analyzes the key issues and developments in the spheres of politics, economics, culture, education, and foreign relations. The contributors, all leading scholars of the period, show the interrelation of Chinese actions in all these spheres, and the describe how, gradually, events led to the Cultural Revolution launched by Mao Tse-tung in 1966
34 editions published between 1978 and 1995 in English and held by 134 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A century of revolutionary upheaval in China reached a climax in 1949 with the creation of the People's Republic. A central government had now gained full control of the Chinese mainland, thus achieving the national unity so long desired. Moreover, this central government was committed for the first time to the overall modernization of the nation's polity, economy, and society. This is the first of the two final volumes of The Cambridge History of China, which describe the efforts of the People's Republic of China to grapple with the problems of adaptation to modern times. Volume 14 deals with the achievements of the economic and human disasters of the new regime's first sixteen years (1949-65). Part I chronicles the attempt to adapt the Soviet model of development to China, and Part II covers the subsequent efforts of China's leaders to find native solutions that would provide more rapid and appropriate answers to China's problems. Each of the two parts of the volume analyzes the key issues and developments in the spheres of politics, economics, culture, education, and foreign relations. The contributors, all leading scholars of the period, show the interrelation of Chinese actions in all these spheres, and the describe how, gradually, events led to the Cultural Revolution launched by Mao Tse-tung in 1966
The hundred flowers by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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13 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published in 1960 in English and held by 126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The People's Republic, Part 1 : the emergence of Revolutionary China, 1949-1965 by
Roderick MacFarquhar(
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10 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the first of the two final volumes of The Cambridge History of China, which describe the efforts of the People's Republic of China to grapple with the problems of adaptation to modern times. Volume 14 deals with the achievements of the economic and human disasters of the new regime's first sixteen years (1949-65). Part I chronicles the attempt to adapt the Soviet model of development to China, and Part II covers the subsequent efforts of China's leaders to find native solutions that would provide more rapid and appropriate answers to China's problems. Each of the two parts of the volume analyzes the key issues and developments in the spheres of politics, economics, culture, education, and foreign relations. The contributors, all leading scholars of the period, show the interrelation of Chinese actions in all these spheres, and the describe how, gradually, events led to the Cultural Revolution launched by Mao Tse-tung in 1966
10 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 94 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the first of the two final volumes of The Cambridge History of China, which describe the efforts of the People's Republic of China to grapple with the problems of adaptation to modern times. Volume 14 deals with the achievements of the economic and human disasters of the new regime's first sixteen years (1949-65). Part I chronicles the attempt to adapt the Soviet model of development to China, and Part II covers the subsequent efforts of China's leaders to find native solutions that would provide more rapid and appropriate answers to China's problems. Each of the two parts of the volume analyzes the key issues and developments in the spheres of politics, economics, culture, education, and foreign relations. The contributors, all leading scholars of the period, show the interrelation of Chinese actions in all these spheres, and the describe how, gradually, events led to the Cultural Revolution launched by Mao Tse-tung in 1966
The Cambridge history of China(
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9 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Volume 15 considers the developments in Mao's thoughts and how they related to China's government. The most comprehensive account of this turbulent period in Chinese history
9 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Volume 15 considers the developments in Mao's thoughts and how they related to China's government. The most comprehensive account of this turbulent period in Chinese history
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- Royal Institute of International Affairs Other
- Schoenhals, Michael
- Columbia University East Asian Institute Other Editor
- Newsweek, inc Book Division
- Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
- Columbia University Research Institute on Communist Affairs Other
- Zhao, Ziyang Author
- Bao, Pu 1967?- Translator Editor
- Chiang, Renee Translator Editor
- Ignatius, Adi Translator Editor
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Antirightist Campaign (China : 1957-1958) China Civilization Communism Communist self-criticism Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976) Diplomacy Diplomatic relations Economic history Economic policy Forbidden City (Beijing, China) Han Dynasty (China) History Hundred Flowers Campaign (China : 1956) International relations Mao, Zedong, Political prisoners Politics, Practical Politics and government Prime ministers Qin Dynasty (China) Qing Dynasty (China) Social conditions Song Dynasty (China) Statesmen Study skills Tang Dynasty (China) Tiananmen Square Incident (China : 1989) United States Yuan Dynasty (China) Zhao, Ziyang Zhongguo gong chan dang
Alternative Names
Luodelike Maikefakua'er.
Mac Farquhar Roderick
Mac Farquhar, Roderick 1930-
MacF., R.
MacFarquhar, R
MacFarquhar, Roderick Lemonde 1930-
Mai-kʻo-fa-kʻua-erh, J. R.
Mai-k'o-fa-k'ua-erh, J. R. 1930-
Maikefakua'er 1930-
Mc Farquhar, Roderick
McFarquhar Roderick
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R. 맥극법과이
Roderick Mac Farquhar personnalité politique britannique
Roderick MacFarquhar britischer Politiker, Unterhausabgeordneter
Roderick MacFarquhar British politician
Roderick MacFarquhar Brits politicus
Roderick MacFarquhar político británico
나덕리극·맥극법과이
마이커파콰얼, R
마이커파콰얼, 뤄더리커
맥극법과이, R
맥극법과이, 나덕리극
マクファーカー, ロデリック
マックファーカー, ロデリック
マックファークァー
ロデリック・マックファーカー
羅德里克・麥克法夸爾
马若德
麦克法夸尔 1930-
麦克法夸尓, R.
麦克法夸尔, R. 1930-
麦克法夸爾, 羅徳里克
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