Discusses the history of China from Mao's Communist takeover in 1945, through the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, to the changes that have taken place since the death of Mao.
Chronicles the history of China since 1919 through extracts from 150 classic and less accessible documents, including speeches, memoirs, political statements, letters and poems, and telegrams.
Chronicles negotiations between the U.S. and Chinese throughout the Korean War, discussing such topics as prisoners of war, and covers the war's aftermath.
A Chinese man goes on a journey of self-discovery in the distant regions of his land, contemplating the disparaging effects of the Cultural Revolution.
