The Cultural Revolution in China
Lead author · Corresponding
Dr. Gaurav Gadgil
Assistant Professor at Department of History, K.J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce (Autonomous), Mumbai, India
Abstract
The Cultural Revolution was a political movement launched under the leadership of Mao Zedong that aimed to establish the hegemony of socialist ideology over the political culture and society of China. Was it an ideology driven, puritan agenda to put China on the path of communist revolution or was it an intense political struggle within the Communist Party to establish the total dominance of Mao’s leadership.
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