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The Killing Wind : A Chinese County's Descent Into Madness During the Cultural Revolution by Hecheng, Tan; Mosher, Stacy; Jian, Guo is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Over The Course Of 66 Days In 1967, More Than 4,000 'class Enemies'--including Young Children And The Elderly--were Murdered In Daoxian, A County In China's Hunan Province. The Killings Spread To Surrounding Counties, Resulting In A Combined Death Toll Of More Than 9,000. Commonly Known As The Daoxian Massacre, The Killings Were One Of Many Acts Of So-called Mass Dictatorship And Armed Factional Conflict That Rocked China During The Cultural Revolution. However, In Spite Of The Scope And Brutality Of The Killings, There Are Few Detailed Accounts Of Mass Killings In China's Countryside During The Cultural Revolution's Most Tumultuous Years. Years After The Massacre, Journalist Tan Hecheng Was Sent To Daoxian To Report On An Official Investigation Into The Killings. Tan Was Prevented From Publishing His Findings In China, But In 2010, He Published The Chinese Edition Of The Killing Wind In Hong Kong.^ Tan's First-hand Investigation Of The Atrocities, Accumulated Over The Course Of More Than 20 Years, Blends His Research With The Recollections Of Survivors To Provide A Vivid Account Exploring How And Why The Massacre Took Place And Describing Its Aftermath. Dispelling The Heroic Aura

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Author
Hecheng, Tan; Mosher, Stacy; Jian, Guo
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9780190622541
Category
history
Subjects
Political Science, Fiction, History
Rating
4.33 / 5 (9 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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