| "China: A Century Of Revolution" is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country's most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century.
"Part One: China In Revolution 1911-1949" (1989) charts the pivotal years from the birth of the new republic to the establishment of the PRC, through foreign invasions, civil war and a bloody battle for power between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek.
"Part Two: The Mao Years 1949-1976" (1994) examines the turbulent era of Mao's attempts to forge a "new China" from the war-ravaged and exhausted nation.
"Part Three: Born Under The Red Flag 1976-1997" (1997) showcases China's unlikely transformation into an extraordinary hybrid of communist-centralized politics with an ever-expanding free market economy.
Monumental in scope, "China: A Century Of Revolution" is critical viewing for anyone interested in this increasingly powerful and globally influential country.
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