Heaven cracks, earth shakes : the Tangshan earthquake and the death of Mao's China /

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...

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Main Author: Palmer, James, 1978-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2012
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