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  • A Captivating Guide to the Cultural Revolution and Mao Zedong
  • By: Captivating History
  • Narrated by: Jason Zenobia, Duke Holm
  • Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)
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Summary

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cultural Revolution, then pay attention...

Two captivating manuscripts in this audiobook:

  • The Cultural Revolution: A Captivating Guide to a Decade-Long Upheaval in China Unleashed by Mao Zedong to Preserve Chinese Communism
  • Mao Zedong: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Chairman of the Communist Party of China, the Cultural Revolution and the Political Theory of Maoism

Some of the topics covered in part one of this audiobook include:

  • Mao Zedong’s Early Life, Rise to Power, and the Government Upheaval That Changed China During the First Half of the 20th Century
  • The Suspicion Behind the United Face
  • The Five-Year Plan, the Great Leap Forward, and the Events Leading to the Cultural Revolution
  • Fighting the Capitalism of the West
  • The Introduction of Revolution
  • The Red Guards
  • July 20th Incident
  • Border Clashes with the Communist Soviets
  • Lin Biao - the Successor and Opponent
  • Health Issues and Slipping Grip on the Revolution
  • The 10th Congress and the Shifting of Power
  • Mass Killings in China and Devastation in Northern China
  • End of the Cultural Revolution
  • Lasting Effects
  • And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part two of this audiobook include:

  • Early Life
  • Political Awakenings
  • Beijing
  • May Fourth and the New Culture Movement
  • The Communist Party of China’s Growing Pains
  • The Northern Expedition
  • Communists at Large
  • The Long March
  • The People’s Republic of China
  • The Great Leap Forward
  • The Cultural Revolution
  • What Did Maoism Stand For?
  • And much more!

So, if you want to learn more about the Cultural Revolution and Mao Zedong, scroll up and click the "buy now" button!

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Informative and concise

I read other versions and it had wrong letters, extra spaces, things like that. I understand that in some older books with a more modest audience, but it does not seem right for this publisher. I have to admit I would like to have seen a conclusion about the winding down of the Cultural Revolution, given its importance.

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Incredible History of a Dark Period

It is a very interesting and very influential audiobook. Many similarities between China's Cultural Revolution and what is starting to be seen and currently encountered in the USA today. Very easy to follow and informative at the same time. Highly recommended too.

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The Cultural Revolution

Wow, what an enlightening audiobook on China! The author’s equitable use of individual stories and hard statistics make this book a must-have. It took me a bit to get into it, but once I started I could not stop. I highly recommend this to anyone seriously interested in China.

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A Man With Great Ideas.

It’s brief, 5 hrs and 11 mins, and fairly concise. I myself wasn’t ready to listen to the over 5 hours of audio on this subject, so in that sense, this is kind of a great audiobook - you can learn some about Mao, China, and the beginning of communism across the 20th century, but not be confused or bogged down in excessive detail.

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A Good History Audible

This audiobook was very powerful and enlightening. I would recommend it to anyone interested in Chinese and/or even American history.

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Detailed and Confusing.

It is detailed and at the same time, its compression can make the sequence of events a little confusing at times - I mean, because of the ways. This came up a couple of times for me but the one I actually remember was not really following Mao's shift to a military leader. That was kind of sudden in this audiobook.

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Unique Work.

This is informative, this is an important audible by a brilliant team of authors and historians. It is a window into hell.

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Fascinating and horrifying

An excellent. A window into Hell. Inhumanity and confusion were arranged by Mao to solidify his power.

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Mao's like a military leader

I don't know anything about Mao, and I've been studying long books, so this was pretty much what I was seeming for, something abstract. If you're in the same vessel, just getting started, this might be the audiobook for you, since it is longer and more detailed than an online article.

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One of best from Captivating History.

Another fine work by the Captivating History team that wraps up the beginning of the current Chinese administration. The Cultural revolution mainly started through an effort by Mao to recover power and influence.

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