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319 | Frank Dikötter: Shattering the Myths of China After Mao

The Realignment

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The Importance of Archival Primary Resources in the History of China

Frank DeConner has written three books on Mao's role over China. His work is driven by deep access to archival primary resources. He says historians have relied too much on secondary sources in the past 20, 30 years. The Chinese authorities know a lot more than meets the eye, he says.

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