New Perspectives on the Chinese Revolution
These essays present fresh insights into the history of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from its founding in 1920 to its assumption of state power in 1949. They draw upon considerable archival resources which have recently become available
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9781563244285, 1563244284
1031485294
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Contributors; Introduction; Part I. Early Organizational Trends; 1. The Emergence of the Text-Centered Party; 2. The Politics of Gender in the Making of the Party; 3. What Is Wrong with Li Dazhao?; Part II. Regional Variations; 4. The Origins of the Futian Incident; 5. Under Arms and Umbrellas: Perspectives on Chinese Communism in Defeat; 6. Fits and Starts: The Chinese Communist Party in Rural Hebei, 1921-1936; 7. Peasant Responses to CCP Mobilization Policies, 1937-1945. Part III. The Making of Victory8. Discourse as Power: Yan'an and the Chinese Revolution; 9. The Honorable Vocation: Intellectual Service in CCP Propaganda Institutions in Jin-Cha-Ji, 1937-1945; 10. The Blooming Poppy under the Red Sun: The Yan'an Way and the Opium Trade; 11. Writing or Rewriting History? The Construction of the Maoist Resolution on Party History; 12. From a Leninist to a Charismatic Party: The CCP's Changing Leadership, 193 7-1945; 13. Conclusion; Index
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