| Mao's Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings: Volume VIII Contributor(s): Schram, Stuart (Editor), Cheek, Timothy (Editor), Macfarquhar, Roderick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0765643359 ISBN-13: 9780765643353 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | Revolutionary - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 951 |
| Series: Mao's Road to Power |
| Physical Information: 2.4" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (3.30 lbs) 1072 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It was during the period from 1942 to 1945, the subject of this eighth volume in the 10-volume translation of Mao Zedong's writings through 1949, that Mao asserted his status as the incarnation and symbol of the Chinese Revolution and the sinification of Marxism-Leninism. At the same time, with the tide of war turning against the Axis powers, both Mao and Chiang Kaishek maneuvered for advantage in asserting control over postwar China. Mao developed a model for a new China built on several pillars: the absolute authority of the Party and its supreme leader; "rectification" study and criticism in the party and the army; mass campaigns; and a clear "story" of salvation--for China and for the individual--wrapped up in Mao's personal experience and his writings. The readings in this volume develop the themes of this "Yan'an way," which--along with brilliant soldiering--brought Mao and the Chinese Communist Party to the brink of national power in 1945. |