Mao and the Economic Stalinization of China, 1948–1953. By Hua-yu Li. Lanham, MD:
Rowan & Littlefield, 2006. 266p. $75.00 cloth. At the heart of Hua-yu Li's argument is the …

In the first systematic study of its kind, Hua-yu Li tackles one of the most important
unresolved mysteries of the early history of the People's Republic of China_the economic …

Based on archival documents released in China and Russia in the past two decades and
personal memoirs published in 1991 by two insiders of the CCP's then-decision-making …

In exploring the seminal period, beginning in 1948 and continuing through the promulgation
of the new" general line for the socialist transition" policy in 1953, she focuses on the …

A number of recent works have undertaken re-appraisals of Mao Zedong's significance and
legacy for the People's Republic of China. Hua-yu Li's work examines commonly held ideas …

The dissertation examines a major policy shift by Mao in the early 1950s which was aimed at
accelerating the process of building socialism in China. Special attention is given to the …

In September 1953 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) chairman, Mao Zedong,
announced his “general line for socialist transition” that set the People's Republic of China …

Although the book aims to be a general history, it deals most intensively with intellectual
history—particularly, with the intellectual biography of Mao after 1949, and more particularly …

The victory of the CCP is based on peasant support and the Nationalists' loss of legitimacy
as a consequence of corruption and demoralization.“Mao's faith in human will... led him to …

There is a continued fascination, both within and outside academia, with Chinese politics
and society during the period when they were dominated by Mao Zedong. Andrew Walder's …