The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution

By Yang Jisheng

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs

The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution is a history by the Chinese journalist Yang Jisheng, author of Tombstone, published in English translation in 2021 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Drawing on years of research and interviews, Yang traces the Cultural Revolution from Mao's launch of the movement through the violence of the Red Guards and the power struggles among the leadership, offering a sweeping account of a decade of upheaval that remains a forbidden subject in China.

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• Margaret Atwood: “Now I will promote The World Turned Upside Down. Terrific account of the Red Guards, & power struggles in Mao’s China.”