The Culture of Power: The Lin Biao Incident in the Cultural Revolution

In 1971, Lin Biao, Mao Zedong's closest comrade-in-arms and chosen successor, was killed in a mysterious plane crash in Mongolia. This book challenges the official explanation that Lin was fleeing to the Soviet Union after an unsuccessful coup attempt.

Author: Qiu Jin
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 06/01/1999
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.18lbs
Size: 9.35h x 6.38w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780804735292

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 07/01/1999 pg. 111

About the Author
Jin Qiu is Assistant Professor of History at Old Dominion University.