The Origins of the Cultural RevolutionThe second volume in a trilogy which examines the politics, economics, culture and international relations of Chines from the mid 1950s to he mid 1960s, this volume tells the story of the Great Leap Forward Mao's utopian attempt to propel China economically and socially into the twenty fist century by mobilizing his nation's greatest asset: its disciplined, manpower. The effort produced economic disaster and political dissension, and helped to