China Shakes The World
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of eyewitness journalism, China Shakes the World chronicles the dramatic upheaval of the Chinese Communist Revolution through the vivid, on-the-ground reporting of war correspondent Jack Belden. Written in the late 1940s, the book presents a ground-level account of the civil war between Mao Zedong's Communist forces and Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government, drawing on Belden's direct access to soldiers, peasants, and commanders alike. With a narrative style that is urgent and visceral, it illustrates the immense social forces driving hundreds of millions of Chinese people toward radical change, arguing that the revolution was as much a peasant uprising as a military campaign. Celebrated as one of the finest pieces of reportage ever written about China, it remains an indispensable document for understanding one of the twentieth century's most transformative political events.
Author: Jack Belden
Format: Paperback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark work of eyewitness journalism, China Shakes the World chronicles the dramatic upheaval of the Chinese Communist Revolution through the vivid, on-the-ground reporting of war correspondent Jack Belden. Written in the late 1940s, the book presents a ground-level account of the civil war between Mao Zedong's Communist forces and Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government, drawing on Belden's direct access to soldiers, peasants, and commanders alike. With a narrative style that is urgent and visceral, it illustrates the immense social forces driving hundreds of millions of Chinese people toward radical change, arguing that the revolution was as much a peasant uprising as a military campaign. Celebrated as one of the finest pieces of reportage ever written about China, it remains an indispensable document for understanding one of the twentieth century's most transformative political events.