The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution Free Audiobook Download by Yang Jisheng

In this account, author Yang Jisheng delves into the depths of Mao Zedong's China from his rise to power through the devastating Cultural Revolution. The World Turned Upside Down is a well-researched and well-written book about what happened behind closed doors in China during these tumultuous years.

In The World Turned Upside Down, Yang Jisheng tells the story of how the Chinese Cultural Revolution began and what it entailed. This audiobook is a captivating account of the lives, struggles, and eventual triumphs of two families. First, you will learn about Chen Zhen, a middle-class family in China that follows their children to Beijing after they are kicked out of their rural village because of their father's ideology, who later becomes Chairman Mao's physician. Then you will follow Dao Mingda and his family as he joins Mao's enemies and begins to act as a spy for the United States. As you listen to this story unfold, you will come to understand how governments are shaped by historical events like these.

On 16 October 1966, the Cultural Revolution that had been unfolding in China for over two years entered a new phase. Bringing to an end the period of relative stability and peace that Mao Zedong had encouraged during the Great Leap Forward, it became a time of continuous upheaval and conflict as a new set of policies began to be implemented. Yang Jisheng, reviewing the tumultuous events leading up to this point, comes to the conclusion that it may have been intentional on Mao's part: "Mao seems to want the Cultural Revolution not only because it is popular among millions in China, but also because he wants to destroy his own image."

The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution is an amazing and in depth account of the events that led up to, during and after the Chinese Cultural Revolution. The audiobook starts with a brief summary of the history of China and how it came to be; then dives right into the Cultural Revolution and how it changed everything. This audiobook is narrated by Nancy Wu, who reads with a new perspective, giving you a more in depth understanding of what happened. This book is full of facts about such topics as:

In 1966, Mao Zedong called on China to "struggle" against the "enemies of socialism" and declared the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. The revolution was a result of the anger that students and workers had towards those who supported capitalism.

The World Turned Upside Down is a definitive history of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, by Yang Jisheng. It's an incredibly dense and thorough work that has been translated by Columbia University professor, William A. Ly Tong, and narrated by Nancy Wu. This audiobook tells, in detail, the history of China during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. It starts with a description of China under Mao's rule up to the year 1966. From there it details many different periods during this ten-year period in which China was experiencing social unrest and extreme change. There are events such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution that define this period in world history for better or for worse - these events may be seen as one of the most important