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Thanks for that, looks great

Finally, if you can get a copy, check out Some of Us, which focuses on the experiences of women who were sent to the countryside.

Hope that helps!

I'd also recommend this site, which is apparently owned by Chinese supporters of the GPCR, and is literally packed with loads of books, many written by participants, on life during the GPCR. If, on the other hand, you just want a straightforward look at the facts, albeit from a non-progressive standpoint, then I'd point you to Mao's Last Revolution, written by MacFarguhar, widely considered an expert on Chinese history. I haven't read this yet but people also say that Dongping Han's The Unknown Cultural Revolution is good.

I'm guessing you've read Mobo Gao's Battle for China's Past already, but if you haven't that's one that you should definitely check out, it's not a history of the GPCR as such but it does have a lot of good information on that event, as well as rebuttals of books like Mao: The Unknown Story, which you should also find interesting. Another good account that's specific to the workers' movement in Shanghai is Proletarian Power. If you're looking for something online then I have to recommend Harris' The Mandate of Heaven, which is a Trotskyist account of China's modern history, and includes a chapter on the Cultural Revolution.

SWEEEET! Thanks!