{"product_id":"the-killing-wind-a-chinese-countys-descent-into-madness-during-the-cultural-revolution-9780190622527","title":"The Killing Wind: A Chinese County's Descent Into Madness During the Cultural Revolution","description":"Over the course of 66 days in 1967, more than 4,000 class enemies--including young children and the elderly--were murdered in Daoxian, a county in China's Hunan province. The killings spread to surrounding counties, resulting in a combined death toll of more than 9,000. Commonly known as the\u003cbr\u003eDaoxian massacre, the killings were one of many acts of so-called mass dictatorship and armed factional conflict that rocked China during the Cultural Revolution. However, in spite of the scope and brutality of the killings, there are few detailed accounts of mass killings in China's countryside\u003cbr\u003eduring the Cultural Revolution's most tumultuous years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears after the massacre, journalist Tan Hecheng was sent to Daoxian to report on an official investigation into the killings. Tan was prevented from publishing his findings in China, but in 2010, he published the Chinese edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Killing Wind\u003c\/em\u003e in Hong Kong. Tan's first-hand investigation of\u003cbr\u003ethe atrocities, accumulated over the course of more than 20 years, blends his research with the recollections of survivors to provide a vivid account exploring how and why the massacre took place and describing its aftermath. Dispelling the heroic aura of class struggle, Tan reveals that most of the\u003cbr\u003eDaoxian massacre's victims were hard-working, peaceful members of the rural middle class blacklisted as landlords or rich peasants. Tan also describes how political pressure and brainwashing turned ordinary people into heartless killing machines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than a catalog of horrors, \u003cem\u003eThe Killing Wind\u003c\/em\u003e is also a poignant meditation on memory, moral culpability, and the failure of the Chinese government to come to terms with the crimes of the Maoist era. By painting a detailed portrait of this massacre, Tan makes a broader argument about the\u003cbr\u003elong-term consequences of the Cultural Revolution, one of the most violent political movements of the twentieth century. A compelling testament to the victims and survivors of the Daoxian massacre, \u003cem\u003eThe Killing Wind\u003c\/em\u003e is a monument to historical truth: one that fills an immense gap in our understanding\u003cbr\u003eof the Mao era, the Cultural Revolution, and the status of truth in contemporary China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tan Hecheng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190622527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTan Hecheng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a retired author and editor for the Chinese government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40042120151155,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_da548067-142c-4f3a-943e-36dff39e78b3.jpg?v=1651014262","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-killing-wind-a-chinese-countys-descent-into-madness-during-the-cultural-revolution-9780190622527","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}