The
Chinese Communist Party
a century in ten lives
Cheek, Timothy
1955-
editor
Mühlhahn, Klaus
1963-
editor
Van de Ven, Hans J.
1958-
editor
text
bibliography
enk
2021
monographic
eng
xxi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Ten engaging personal histories introduce readers to what it was like to live in and with the most powerful political machine ever created: the Chinese Communist Party. Detailing the life of ten people who led or engaged with the Chinese Communist Party, one each for one of its ten decades of its existence, these essays reflect on the Party's relentless pursuit of power and extraordinary adaptability through the transformative decades since 1921. Demonstrating that the history of the Chinese Communist Party is not one story but many stories, readers learn about paths not taken, the role of chance, ideas and persons silenced, hopes both lost and fulfilled. This vivid mosaic of lives and voices draws together one hundred years of modern Chinese history - and illuminates possible paths for China's future
Introduction. Telling the story of the Chinese Communist Party; 1. 1920s: a Dutchman's fantasy: Henricus Sneevliet's united front for the Chinese Communist Party Tony Saich; 2. 1930s: Wang Ming's Wuhan moment: a brief flowering of popular front communism Hans J. van de Ven; 3. 1940s: Wang Shiwei's rectification: intellectuals and the party in yan'an Timothy Cheek; 4. 1950s: from fallen star to red star: Shangguan Yunzhu Zhang Jishun; 5. 1960s: Wang Guangmei and peach garden experience Elizabeth J. Perry; 6. 1970s: The death of Mao and life of Chairman Gonzalo Julia Lovell; 7. 1980s: Zhao Ziyang and the voices of reform Klaus Mühlhahn; 8. 1990s: Wang Yuanhua: a party intellectual reflects Xu Jilin; 9. 2000s: Jiang Zemin and the naughty Auties Jeremy Goldkorn; 10.2010s: Guo Meimei: the story of a young netizen portends a political throwback Guobin Yang; Afterword. The party and the world Philip Bowring; Index.
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edited by Timothy Cheek, Klaus Mühlhahn, Hans J. Van de Ven
Includes bibliographical references.
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Communisme
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JQ 1519 C539 2021
324.25107509
9781108822619 (paperback)
1760466239 (paperback)
2023527439
ANV
240529
20240704155546.0
23710759
eng