{"product_id":"the-tragedy-of-liberation-frank-diktter-9781408886359","title":"The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second installment in 'The People's Trilogy', the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author Frank Dikter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'For anyone who wants to understand the current Beijing regime, this is essential background reading'\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Applebaum \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Essential reading for all who want to understand the darkness that lies at the heart of one of the world's most important revolutions' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dikter performs here a tremendous service by making legible the hugely controversial origins of the present Chinese political order' \u003c\/b\u003eTimothy Snyder \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1949 Mao Zedong hoisted the red flag over Beijing's Forbidden City. Instead of liberating the country, the communists destroyed the old order and replaced it with a repressive system that would dominate every aspect of Chinese life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an epic of revolution and violence which draws on newly opened party archives, interviews and memoirs, Frank Dikter interweaves the stories of millions of ordinary people with the brutal politics of Mao's court. A gripping account of how people from all walks of life were caught up in a tragedy that sent at least five million civilians to their deaths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Dikter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408886359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408886359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Frank Dikter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050596528383,"sku":"9781408886359","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8b4314b-ac10-4a54-954f-25ce529ccbfa.jpg?v=1685008159","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tragedy-of-liberation-frank-diktter-9781408886359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}