Linda Jaivin Author Talk
Wed, 21 May
|Concord Library
Join us for a fascinating discussion with writer Linda Jaivin about her latest book, "Bombard the Headquarters!"
Time & Location
21 May 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Concord Library, 60 Flavelle St, Concord NSW 2137, Australia
About The Event
Join us for a discussion with writer Linda Jaivin about her new book Bombard the Headquarters! The Cultural Revolution in China.
About the book
In 1966, with the words 'Bombard the Headquarters!' Mao Zedong unleashed the full, violent force of a movement that he called the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. By the time he died ten years later, millions had perished, China's cultural heritage was in ruins, its economic state was perilous, its institutions of government were damaged, and its society was bitterly divided.
In this fascinating account, Linda Jaivin focuses on the eventful start of the Cultural Revolution. She sheds light on the ideological quarrels that underpinned it and profiles the personalities involved.
Discussion of the Cultural Revolution is heavily censored in the People's Republic, and many young Chinese people know almost nothing about it. Even so, it continues to cast a shadow over life in China. Current president…