Scarlet Memorial

Tales Of Cannibalism In Modern China

Yi Zheng, T. P. Sym, Ross Terrill

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Chinese

Westview Press Inc
01 January 1998

Asian history; Sociology: customs & traditions; Marxism & Communism; Political oppression & persecution; Political assassinations

This compelling book provides a meticulously documented account of officially sanctioned cannibalism in the southwestern province of Guangxi during the Cultural Revolution. Drawing on his unique access to local archives of the Chinese Communist Party and on extensive interviews with party officials, the victims' relatives, and the murderers themselves, Zheng Yi paints a disturbing picture of official compliance in the systematic killing and cannibalization of individuals in the name of political revolution and

class struggle. ""The treasure-trove of evidence Zheng Yi has unearthed offers unprecedented insights into the way the internecine, factional struggles of the Cultural Revolution reached a horrifying level of insanity and frenzy among the ethnic Zhuang people of Guangxi. Profoundly moving, acutely observed, and unflinchingly graphic,

Scarlet Memorial

is a shining example of a genre of investigative reporting that courageously and independently records obscure and officially censored historical events, revealing hidden dimensions of modern Chinese history and politics.

By: Yi Zheng, Ross Terrill
Edited by: T. P. Sym
Imprint: Westview Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780813326160
ISBN 10: 0813326168
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 January 1998
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zheng Yi (which means justice"") is one of China's foremost novelists and journalists. His works include Old Well, which was later made into an acclaimed film. A leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, he spent over three years as a fugitive from the Chinese government before escaping to Hong Kong. He now lives in the United States.

Reviews for Scarlet Memorial: Tales Of Cannibalism In Modern China

From the reviews of previous editions: '...this book is an absolute necessity for any department providing a neonatal pathology service and others involved in neonatal paediatrics will also find it a valuable reference.' - J Clin Path, 12/97 '...highly commended to all trainees, indeed to any pathologist whose work includes fetal and perinatal material..' - Histopathology,, 12,p563, (1988) '...deserves a wider readership and is commended to trainees in obstetrics and neonatology.' - B J Obs & Gynae, 95, 431-432 (1988) '... a practical book which contains a wealth of useful information in a very readable style.' - J Path, 154, 376-377, (1988)