| From Friend to Comrade: The Founding of the Chinese Communist Party, 1920-1927 Contributor(s): Van De Ven, Hans J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520072715 ISBN-13: 9780520072718 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $62.37 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1992 Annotation: Scholars have long held that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was a centralized organization from its founding in 1921. In a departure from that view, "From Friend to Comrade" demonstrates how the CCP began as a group of study societies, only evolving into a mass Marxist-Leninist party by 1927. Hans J. van de Ven's study is based on party documents of the 1920s that have only recently become available, as well as the writings of a wide range of Chinese communists. He analyzes the party's difficulty in building a cohesive organization firmly rooted in Chinese society. While past scholarship has emphasized the influence of Soviet communism on the CCP, van de Ven stresses the thinking and actions of Chinese communists themselves, placing their struggle in the context of China's political history and highly complex society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - History | Asia - China |
| Dewey: 324.251 |
| LCCN: 91013571 |
| Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.64" W x 9" (1.75 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scholars have long held that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was a centralized organization from its founding in 1921. In a departure from that view, From Friend to Comrade demonstrates how the CCP began as a group of study societies, only evolving into a mass Marxist-Leninist party by 1927. Hans J. van de Ven's study is based on party documents of the 1920s that have only recently become available, as well as the writings of a wide range of Chinese communists. He analyzes the party's difficulty in building a cohesive organization firmly rooted in Chinese society. While past scholarship has emphasized the influence of Soviet communism on the CCP, van de Ven stresses the thinking and actions of Chinese communists themselves, placing their struggle in the context of China's political history and highly complex society. |