Western imperialism and the weakness of Chinese social classes--The defection of the
intellectuals--The abortiveness of bourgeois and proletarian revolution--The Maoist …

First published in 1980. This book analyzes Chinese society and evaluates the
achievements and failures of the Maoist ideology. The central theme is the urban and rural …

Whether one views Mao Zedong as a hero or a demon, the" Great Helmsman" was
undoubtedly a pivotal figure in the history of 20th-century China. The first part of this volume …

China has, since 1976, been enmeshed in an extraordinary program of renewal and reform.
The obvious changes—the T-shirts, blue jeans, makeup and jewelry worn by Chinese youth; …

For radicals in Europe and North America, the anti-imperialist—and Chinese—revolutions
continued the great task of 1789, 1848, and 1870, the “bourgeois revolution” in Marx's terms …

The period which has elapsed since the publication of this book seems so immense that it is
almost impossible to recapture the atmosphere which prevailed at the time of its writing. A …

How do we apply Chairman Mao's Thought to get fat pigs? Squad Leader Ho (who knew the
most about pigs) replied that, according to Chairman Mao, one must investigate the problem …

This is the final volume in a trilogy that examines the politics, personalities, economics,
culture, and international relations of China from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s. It seeks to …

The concluding volume--following Mao's Great Famine and The Tragedy of Liberation--in
Frank Dikötter's award-winning trilogy chronicling the Communist revolution in China. After …

When the Chinese communists came to power in 1949, they promised to'turn society upside
down'. Efforts to build a communist society created hopes and dreams, coupled with fear and …