The People's Republic: Land Reform, the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution (1949–1976)

What this note covers

1. The New Society: Foundations of the People's Republic (1949–1953)
2. Land Redistribution: Revolution in the Countryside (1950–1953)
3. Collectivisation: From Mutual Aid to the Agricultural Producers' Cooperatives (1953–1957)
4. The Great Leap Forward (1958–1962): Utopian Ambition and Catastrophic Famine
5. The Cultural Revolution (1966–1976): Revolution Devouring Itself
6. Evaluating Transformation: Political, Economic, and Social Change 1949–1976
7. Human Cost and Historiographical Debate

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