Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Death of Mao's China
by James Palmer
James Palmer explores the Tangshan earthquake alongside the political history of Mao’s China. By placing disaster and national transformation in the same frame, this work presents a focused account of an earthquake’s significance within one of the defining transitions in modern Chinese history.
About This Book
James Palmer examines the Tangshan earthquake and its place in the history of Mao's China.
The book connects a devastating natural disaster with the political circumstances surrounding the final years of Maoist rule.
It offers a historical account of Tangshan and the wider upheavals associated with the death of Mao's China.
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