The Tragedy of Lin Biao: Riding the Tiger During the Cultural Revolution, 1966-71 - Hardcover

Teiwes, Frederick C.; Sun, Warren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185065266X ISBN 13: 9781850652663

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 1996

Synopsis

This study aims to undermine the standard view of Lin Biao as a ruthless, ambitious politician. Drawing on new Chinese sources, it reveals a picture of Lin with implications for an understanding of the Cultural Revolution and Chinese politics as a whole. Teiwes and Sun refute both the official verdict on Lin Biao and prevailing Western interpretations. The text is supplemented by a 30-page "critical chronology" of Lin's career.

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About the Author

Frederick C. Teiwes taught and conducted research at Cornell University, the Australian National University and, since 1976, the University of Sydney where he currently holds a Personal Chair in Chinese Politics.

Edition details

• Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185065266X
• ISBN 13: 9781850652663
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256