No Peking Picnic. 24 Months with Chairman Mao

by Hugh Llewelyn Davies

Authentic description of life for a foreign diplomat living in Beijing at the height of the Cultural Revolution. China was still poor and in a state of chaos induced by Mao's attempt to transform human nature and win a power struggle against his opponents. Behind it all was a major military confrontation with the Soviet Union and a sudden decision by Mao to begin seeking better relations with the USA. Only a couple of thousand foreigners lived in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 129198724X
• ISBN13: 9781291987249
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"