Events casting the Cultural Revolution in a negative light include the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the rise of Occidentalism, availability of new evidence and the death of Lin Biao. As a modern historian writes from a different perspective than one of thirty years ago, needs for different conclusions arise and follow. The essay demonstrates the nature of the shift in the interpretation of the Cultural Revolution, and explores possible motivations behind this shift.
The individual context of the historian, as well as the events surrounding their time of writing, obviously adds impact on the nature of their works. Where possible, this was expanded on. So Marcy's pro-Mao work is attributed to his left wing beliefs, Chang's work is linked to her experiences as a participant in the events, and Becker's works are attributed to his insubordination to the Chinese government in his writings for the South China Morning Post. There were exceptions- MacFarquhar's recent works are not as apologist to Mao as Origins of the Cultural Revolution, and the main cause of this seems to be the changing nature of evidence and world events. Waung's individual context was impossible to track down. While most historians were analysed according to their general and individual perspectives at the time of writing, others were simply defined by their general perspective.
Of course, not all earlier works present a positive portrayal of the Cultural Revolution, and not all later works are critical. The Soviet Union polemically attacked it as "politically and ideologically bankrupt" as early as 1967 , several historians offered more cautious criticisms of the movement, and many later works, such as those of Maoist groups, remain supportive today. These groups were not dealt with in detail as the essay represents (as best fits the constraints of this task) a general outline of major shifts in popular opinion, and not a detailed analysis of the entire historiography.
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