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Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
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Jiang Qing
Jiang Qing
Standard Name:
Qing, Jiang
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1965
In
China
the movement which became the Cultural Revolution was launched, apparently by
Zhang Chunquiao
and
Jiang Qing
(wife of
Mao Zedong or Tse-tung
), aimed at first against senior
Communist Party
figures.
16 May 1966
A circular issued by
Mao
, leader of the ruling
Communist Party
in
China
, launched the
Cultural Revolution
in order to introduce a new generation to class struggle. The young
Red Guards
were encouraged...
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