Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Death of Mao's China

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Synopsis
When an earthquake of historic magnitude leveled the industrial city of Tangshan in the summer of 1976, killing more than a half-million people, China was already gripped by widespread social unrest. As Mao lay on his deathbed, the public mourned the death of popular premier Zhou Enlai. Anger toward the powerful Communist Party officials in the Gang of Four, which had tried to suppress grieving for Zhou, was already potent; when the government failed to respond swiftly to the Tangshan disaster, popular resistance to the Cultural Revolution reached a boiling point. In Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes, acclaimed historian James Palmer tells the startling story of the most tumultuous year in modern Chinese history, when Mao perished, a city crumbled, and a new China was born.
Copyright:
2012

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
296 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780465023493
Related ISBNs:
9780465014781
Publisher:
Basic Books
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Copyrighted By:
James PalmerPublished in the United States by Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group Published in the United Kingdom by Faber and Faber Limited
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government
Grade Levels:
Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student, Undergraduate Student
Reading Age:
13 and up
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