Fractured Rebellion : The Beijing Red Guard Movement

Denise O'Leary and Kent Thiry Professor of Sociology and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Stanford University Andrew G Walder
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This book is the first full-length account of the evolution of China's Red Guard Movement in Beijing from its beginnings in 1966 to its forcible suppression in 1968. Walder combines historical narrative.

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with sociological analysis to explore the radical student movement's crippling factionalism, devastating social impact, and ultimate failure.