Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
40 years ago this month, China’s legendary leader Mao Zedong launched China’s Cultural Revolution. Reportedly begun as an effort to solidify revolutionary fervor in the young, the Cultural Revolution is best known worldwide because it started a period of killing that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. The anniversary won’t be marked in China itself because of a government ban. We look at the history and myth of the Revolution and the role of propaganda in a rapidly changing China.
Guests
- Edward Cody Beijing-based reporter, "The Washington Post"
- Yongyi Song Researcher and author or editor of several works on the Cultural Revolution, including "The Cultural Revolution Database"; Also Head of Technical Services & Collection Development, JFK Memorial Library, California State University at Los Angeles
- David M. Lampton Dean of Faculty and Director of China Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Also author most recently of "Same Bed, Different Dreams: Managing U.S.-China Relations, 1989-2000."
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