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In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, a large portion of the population had become disenchanted with the American way of life that they did not feel they belonged to. While some openly revolted in the streets, others took to turning away from the mainstream and headed toward a new world. Utopian visions,...

Marxism, one of the few philosophies that turned into an effective movement, not so long ago was the official ideology in one form or another of much of humanity. It was promulgated initially by the Soviet Union, then imposed on much of Central and Eastern Europe, later emerged in the People's Republic...

With heightened tensions mounting in the Cold War, President Dwight Eisenhower's request for more accurate intelligence information on the Soviet Union was the spark that ignited the U-2 project. Modified USAF bombers began overflights of the Soviet Union in 1951, but existing lower flying aircraft...

**“What an exciting, inspiring, and wonderfully-written book this is....Each page has lessons for today, and it is also a thrilling narrative to read.”—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Steve Jobs The masterfully told story of the unlikely men who came together...

The implosion of the Soviet Union was the culmination of a gripping game played out between two men who intensely disliked each other and had different concepts for the future. Mikhail Gorbachev, a sophisticated and urbane reformer, sought to modernize and preserve the USSR; Boris Yeltsin, a coarse...

Vivid account and reflection on two struggles that are at the heart of the contestation of neoliberal technocracy and the state At a time of ever more accelerated and expanded development of natural and agricultural territory, in the aim of making targeted areas more profitable and controllable,...

Even if the Americans have themselves had a record of sometimes “interfering” in elections in other countries, they have every right to be upset that Russia interfered in their presidential elections, as all the intelligence agencies have agreed happened. Interestingly, president Trump has chosen...

"Most Americans first heard of Michael Harrington with the publication of The Other America, his seminal book on American poverty. Isserman expertly tracks Harrington's beginnings in the Catholic Worke"

這段歷史的焦點是人民！ 文革爆發50週年，從人民視角重探文化大革命的真實歷史 當代中國史學家馮客經典力作──《文化大革命：人民的歷史1962-1976》 2016年《金融時報》最佳歷史類選書 檢視中國社會底層如何經歷了一場文革魔幻之旅 更重要的是，埋葬了毛澤東主義。 文化大革命不是一場群眾運動，是一個人在用槍桿子運動群眾──王榮芬 在共黨幹部、政府官僚、解放軍和紅衛兵的鬥獸場之外，還有一段真正屬於普通中國人民的文革史。普遍中國人民在十年文革浩劫中究竟遭遇到怎樣的衝擊？他們如何面對毛澤東一人由上而下發起的報復清算運動？如何自保、甚至從中尋求新的生存空間？ 當革命猛力搖撼建國以來形成的種種基層集體組織和權力結構時，計畫經濟體系也意外地隨之崩潰，這是毛澤東始料未及的結果。 馮客的《文化大革命：人民的歷史1962-1976》，就是要描述這場中國無產階級文化大革命為何發生？如何演變？留下了什麼樣的創傷和遺產？本書是從中國基層人民角度，揭露1962至1976年間，他們所經驗過的文化大革命真相。這種從人民歷史角度出發的書寫，有異於過去的一般研究。本書資料來自數百份檔案庫中的文件，其中大多數在這本書是首度被使用，包含紅衛兵受害者的詳細狀況、政治肅清的數據、針對農村情況所做的調查、工廠和作坊的問卷報告、警方的黑市報告，甚至還有村民寫的投訴信，關於文革的回憶錄，自費出版的「自印書」（由基層黨員、甚至普通民眾執筆撰寫，提供了官方記載中看不到的視角）、訪談紀錄等。本書嘗試將「大歷史的敘述」與曾經身處這場人倫悲劇之中那些男男女女的「故事」連結在一起。從處在政權頂端的領導人物，直到偏僻地區的窮困村民，大家都面臨過極度艱難的考驗，而他們當時做出的不同選擇，顛覆了世人的印象──世人通常認為毛澤東時期最後十年裡的幾億中國人都具有相當高的同質性。事實上，他們所做的種種抉擇加總起來，最終將國家推向了一個與毛澤東設想中截然不同的方向：他們沒有打擊殘存的資產階級文化，而是推翻了計畫經濟，使黨的意識形態空洞化。 馮客在《文化大革命》書裡提出，史達林過世之後，毛澤東相信自己應該已經成為全世界社會主義的最高領導人，這是他所追求的歷史定位。為了證明這一點，毛澤東在1958年發動大躍進，結果引來一場慘痛的失敗，許多同志和老戰友都認為毛澤東必須負起最大責任。 毛澤東為此憤恨難平，經過幾年思考之後，他再度出手，於1966年發起了無產階級文化大革命。這是一場源於毛澤東個人積怨憤怒的政治運動，他號召年輕人挺身為他戰鬥，肅清沒有人知道何時開始潛伏在黨內的「走資派」、「修正主義分子」、「階級敵人」，而且讓紅衛兵的矛頭指向他想要報復的政敵。 但是他的政敵們並非束手無策，他們早已學得了分化、轉移的手段，讓紅衛兵們分裂成許多派系，為了爭執「誰才是人民公敵」而內鬥不休。毛澤東當然不能就此罷手，於是呼籲全體中國人都必須投身文革，將運動的規模擴大到前所未見的程度，鋪天蓋地而來，混亂程度幾近內戰。 1968年，以林彪為首的軍隊出面接管了這片大混亂，國家的權力卻同時由黨組織轉移到軍方手中。隨著林彪聲勢日益上升，毛澤東的猜忌心也日益增長，最終導致了林彪叛逃身亡事件。 文化大革命使黨組織和軍隊都受到了創傷，飽經苦難因而堅韌的基層人民卻逐漸發展出自己的應對方式，從集體組織的桎梏中掙脫出來，一點一滴地將計畫經濟埋入土中，為日後鄧小平的改革開放開啟了一扇大門。 ※國際媒體一致推薦 卓越的研究，敏銳地剖析了那個喧鬧而難以捉摸的時代，馮客承續了他出色的前作，為我們述說了一段恐怖而難以置信的苦難故事。 ──科克斯書評（Kirkus...

In recent times, United States and Russia have had much to squabble over. However, between the Russian occupation of Crimea, the U.S. sanctions that followed, as well as granting Edward Snowden asylum; Russia’s and the United States leadership is threatening to finally push these old foes to full...

From the acclaimed, best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through a dozen characters, including Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell: a tale of idealism, heartbreaking suffering, and a noble cause that failed For three crucial years in the 1930s,...

While the Americans were fighting in Vietnam, a struggle of even greater strategic significance was taking place in the Middle East: the Sultanate of Oman guards the entrance to the Arabian Gulf, and thus controls the movement of oil from that region. In the 1960s and 70s, the Communists tried to...

1996 And The End of History examines the year as it panned out in the UK not just in politics but in music, light entertainment and sport. It was the zenith of a decade which will go down as remarkably untroubled bymodern standards; following the collapse of the Berlin Wall, prior to 9/11, in which...