The End of the Maoist Era : Chinese Politics During the Twilight of the Cultural Revolution, 1972-1976.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Tables and Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Protagonists in the Politburo, 1972-76 -- Chapter 1 Coming to Terms with Lin Biao: "Ultra-Left" and "Ultra-Right" on the Road to the Tenth Party Congress, 1972-73 -- Responding to the Lin Biao Crisis -- The Critique of the "Ultra-Left -- Liberating Cadres -- Readjusting the Economy -- Reviving Diplomatic Work -- Into Sensitive Territory: Culture, Education and Science -- From "Ultra-Left" to "Ultra-Right -- The Return of Deng Xiaoping -- Organizational Developments: The Party-State, Mass Organizations, and the PLA and the Militia -- Zhou Enlai's Setback on the Foreign Affairs Front, May-July 1973 -- Wang Hongwen and the Tenth Congress -- Chapter 2 "The Second Cultural Revolution," Fall 1973-Summer 1974 -- After the Tenth Congress: The National People's Congress, the "Three-Month Movement," and Escalating Criticism of Confucius -- Another Kissinger Visit, More Problems for Zhou Enlai -- Zhou and the PLA under Threat: The Politburo Meets, November-December 1973 -- Pi Lin pi Kong: The Campaign to Criticize Lin Biao and Confucius -- The January Mobilization Meetings -- The Campaign Unfolds, February-August -- Zhou Enlai as Victim and Leader of the Movement -- The PLA under Attack -- Threats to Party Leadership in the Provinces -- The Ascent of Deng Xiaoping -- Chapter 3 Toward the Fourth National People's Congress, August 1974-January 1975 -- Calling a Halt to pi Lin pi Kong -- Dealing with Economic Disruption -- The Further Emergence of Deng Xiaoping -- The Fengqing Dispute and Wang Hongwen's Trip to Changsha -- Forming a Government -- The Fourth National People's Congress -- Chapter 4 Mao, Deng and the Politics of Consolidation: From the Fourth NPC to Summer 1975 -- Consolidating the Military, January-July 1975.

Readjusting the Civilian Sector -- The Struggle against Factionalism -- The Dictatorship of the Proletariat Campaign and the Empiricism Issue -- The Decline of the Radicals -- Chapter 5 Deng's Period "In Charge": Comprehensive Consolidation, July-October 1975 -- The State Council Political Research Office -- The Three Poisonous Weeds": The 20 Articles on Industry, the Outline Report on the Academy of Sciences, and the General Program -- The Fourth and Fifth "Poisonous Weeds": Documents on Education and Party Rectification -- The First Dazhai Conference on Agriculture, September-October 1975 -- Gathering Clouds: The Water Margin and Mao Yuanxin's Assignment in Beijing -- Chapter 6 The Unfolding of a New Leadership Equation: The Turn against Deng and the Ascent of Hua, November 1975-March 1976 -- The Precipitating Factor: Liu Bing's Letters, August and October 1975 -- Evolving Criticism: The Issues and Participants Expand, November 1975-January 1976 -- Leaders under Attack: Zhang Aiping, Zhou Rongxin and Hu Qiaomu -- Zhang Aiping -- Zhou Rongxin -- Hu Qiaomu -- The Strange Case of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- The Death of Zhou Enlai and a New Leadership Equation -- Intensifying Attacks: February-March 1976 -- Chapter 7 The Tiananmen Incident and Mao's Last Days, April-September 1976 -- The First Tiananmen Incident -- The Events on Tiananmen Square -- Coping with the Crisis: Decision Making in the Politburo, April 1-6 -- Deng's Fate and the Revised Political Equation -- Political and Policy Conflict, Spring and Summer 1976 -- Agriculture and Rural Policy -- Economic Planning -- Personnel and Organizational Issues -- The Continuing Conflict in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- The Tangshan Earthquake -- Political Calculations on the Eve of Mao's Death -- Chapter 8 The Purge of the "Gang of Four," September-October 1976.

The Contending Forces: Resources and Perspectives -- Coping with the Passing of the Great Leader, September 9 to 18, 1976 -- Much Ado about Nothing: Tensions over "Act according to the Principles Laid Down -- Toward the Arrest of the Radicals, Late September-October 6, 1976 -- The Aftermath: Stabilizing Shanghai and Producing a Rationale -- Assessing the Politics of the Coup -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors.

Offering a different interpretation of the evolution of Chinese politics during the years 1972-82, this book provides a study of the end of the Maoist era, demonstrating Mao's dominance even as his ability to control events ebbed away. It analyzes the tensions within the "gang of four," the role of younger radicals, and more.

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