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A 5 page review of the circumstances surrounding the six and one-half year imprisonment of the author by the Mao regime during the Chinese cultural revolution. The author of this paper places the personal experiences related in the book into the historical context of the time. No additional sources are listed.
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described as "a moving affirmation of the capacity for human endurance" by the Los Angeles Times, author Nien Chengs "Life and Death in Shanghai" is an account of her six
and one-half year imprisonment during Communist Chinas cultural revolution. Potently written, this book offers tremendous insight into the politics and chaotic circumstances of the time which translated into so
much human suffering and grief. The sequence of events which unfolded for Cheng are not that unlike those that unfolded for many during
Chinas cultural revolution. Western influence in China had begun a decline under Mao Tse-Tung during the mid twentieth century. The power of Mao Tse-Tung was coming to an
end and in an attempt to restore his power his wife organized the Red Guard. It is important to recognize here that the revolution as a whole pulled on
the power of the peasants to win power in China through the use of guerrilla warfare. Maos revolutionary efforts were unique in that he was the first Marxist to
recognize and utilize the power of the peasants. The Red Guard consisted primarily of peasants and students whose charge was to
prosecute those who were perceived as Maos enemies. While Mao recognized the importance of Western technology he refused to recognize the concepts of democracy and capitalism. Cheng, viewed
as a Western Sympathizer, came under suspicion because she and her husband were employees of Shell Oil Company and led what was perceived as a life style which was in
direct conflict with Mao philosophy. She was consequently accused of being a British spy and imprisoned as an enemy of the state.
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