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The Cultural Revolution in the Countryside: Scope, Timing and Human Impact

Andrew G. Walder; Yang Su · The China Quarterly 173, 74–99 · 2003

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Type: Article
Author: Andrew G. Walder; Yang Su
Identifier: DOI 10.1017/S0009443903000068
Accessed: 2026-09-01

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EstablishedThe Cultural Revolution caused an estimated 750,000 to 1.5 million deaths in rural China, with a similar number permanently injured and 36 million people politically persecuted; most casualties occurred in 1968–71.