Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. 1 PRELUDE 1
5. 2 BACK FROM THE BRINK 6
6. 3 MEMORY AND MYTH 28
7. 4 SOCIALIST EDUCATION 46
8. 5 A WHIFF 59
9. 6 RIDING HIGH 71
10. 7 THE STENCH 84
11. 8 WHATEVER CHAIRMAN MAO SAYS 112
12. 9 WAR COMMUNISM 132
13. 10 SPROUTS OF REFORM 151
14. 11 STALEMATE 174
15. 12 TREMORS 198
16. 13 EARTHQUAKES 222
17. 14 REFORM 240
18. 15 REFORM AND ITS DISCONTENTS 262
19. APPENDIX OF TABLES 287
20. ABBREVIATIONS 301
21. NOTES 303
22. INDEX 323