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Heaven Cracks, Earth Shakes: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Death of Mao's China by James Palmer
46.99 NZD
Category: History
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 the ...Show more
The Death of Mao: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Birth of the New China by James Palmer
55.00 NZD
Category: History
In the summer of 1976, Mao lay dying, and China was struck by a great natural disaster. The earthquake that struck Tangshan was one of the worst in recorded history, killing half a million people. But the Chinese Communist rulers in Beijing were distracted, paralysed by in-fighting over who would take c ...Show more
The Death of Mao: The Tangshan Earthquake and the Birth of the New China by James Palmer
29.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
A major work of Cold War history, capturing the moment when Mao died and China entered a dramatic phase of transition from Communism. In the summer of 1976, Mao lay dying - and China was struck by a great natural disaster. The earthquake that struck Tangshan, a shoddily built mining city, was one of th ...Show more
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