Class And The Communist Party Of China 1921 1978

Author : Marc Blecher,David S G Goodman,Yingjie Guo,Jean-Louis Rocca,Tony Saich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
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Release : 2022-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000545630

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Class and the Communist Party of China, 1921-1978 by Marc Blecher,David S G Goodman,Yingjie Guo,Jean-Louis Rocca,Tony Saich Pdf

Examining the interaction between the Communist Party of China (CCP) and specific social categories (including peasants, workers, the middle classes, and the dominant class), with a focus on class and class discourse, this volume analyses the CCP’s impact on social change in China between 1921 and 1978. By exploring the CCP’s evolving discourse of class, this book demonstrates that, while class has retained its centrality, its meaning has been re-articulated from an ideological-political tool to a less meaningful signifier, though always used instrumentality. By examining the impact of the CCP’s policies and discourse surrounding class, it also reveals how its own policies since 1921 have shaped the CCP’s current (2021) perspectives on class and stratification. This volume, through an analysis of economic, political, and cultural inequalities in Chinese society even after 1949, also reveals the emergence of a diverse and often overlooked middle class in Chinese society during the 1950s. Delivering a detailed analysis of how the CCP has developed its practical approaches to class and mobilization, this study will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese politics, Chinese history, Asian politics, and Asian studies.

Author : Marc Blecher,David S G Goodman,Yingjie Guo,Jean-Louis Rocca,Tony Saich
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2022-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 100054561X

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Class and the Communist Party of China, 1921-1978 by Marc Blecher,David S G Goodman,Yingjie Guo,Jean-Louis Rocca,Tony Saich Pdf

Examining the interaction between the Communist Party of China (CCP) and specific social categories (including peasants, workers, the middle classes, and the dominant class), with a focus on class and class discourse, this volume analyses the CCP’s impact on social change in China between 1921 and 1978. By exploring the CCP’s evolving discourse of class, this book demonstrates that, while class has retained its centrality, its meaning has been re-articulated from an ideological-political tool to a less meaningful signifier, though always used instrumentality. By examining the impact of the CCP’s policies and discourse surrounding class, it also reveals how its own policies since 1921 have shaped the CCP’s current (2021) perspectives on class and stratification. This volume, through an analysis of economic, political, and cultural inequalities in Chinese society even after 1949, also reveals the emergence of a diverse and often overlooked middle class in Chinese society during the 1950s. Delivering a detailed analysis of how the CCP has developed its practical approaches to class and mobilization, this study will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese politics, Chinese history, Asian politics, and Asian studies.

Author : Marc Blecher,David S. G. Goodman,Yingjie Guo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : History
ISBN : 1003255019

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Class and the Communist Party of China, 1978-2021 by Marc Blecher,David S. G. Goodman,Yingjie Guo Pdf

"By examining the changing political economy in China through detailed studies of the peasantry, workers, middle classes, and the dominant class, this volume reveals the Communist Party of China [CCP]'s impact on social change in China between 1978-2021. This book explores in depth the CCP's program of reform and openness that had a dramatic impact on China's socio-economic trajectory following the death of Mao Zedong and the end of the Cultural Revolution. It also goes on to chart the acceptance of Market Socialism, highlighting the resulting emergence of a larger middle class, whilst also appreciating the profound consequences this created for workers and peasants. Additionally, this volume examines the development of the dominant class which remains a defining feature of China's political economy and the Party-state. Providing an in-depth analysis of class as understood by the CCP in conjunction with sociological interpretations of socio-economic and socio-political change, this study will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese Politics, Chinese History, Asian Politics and Asian studies"--

Author : Marc Blecher,David S G Goodman,Yingjie Guo,Jean-Louis Rocca,Beibei Tang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000547245

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Class and the Communist Party of China, 1978-2021 by Marc Blecher,David S G Goodman,Yingjie Guo,Jean-Louis Rocca,Beibei Tang Pdf

By examining the changing political economy in China through detailed studies of the peasantry, workers, middle classes, and the dominant class, this volume reveals the Communist Party of China’s (CCP’s) impact on social change in China between 1978 and 2021. This book explores in depth the CCP’s programme of reform and openness that had a dramatic impact on China’s socio-economic trajectory following the death of Mao Zedong and the end of the Cultural Revolution. It also goes on to chart the acceptance of Market Socialism, highlighting the resulting emergence of a larger middle class, while also appreciating the profound consequences this created for workers and peasants. Additionally, this volume examines the development of the dominant class which remains a defining feature of China’s political economy and the Party-state. Providing an in-depth analysis of class as understood by the CCP in conjunction with sociological interpretations of socio-economic and socio-political change, this study will be of interest to students and scholars of Chinese Politics, Chinese History, Asian Politics, and Asian studies.

Author : Tai-Chün Kuo,Ramon Hawley Myers
Publisher : Hoover Institution Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081667581

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Understanding Communist China by Tai-Chün Kuo,Ramon Hawley Myers Pdf

Kuo and Myers discuss the strengths and weaknesses of American and Chinese research and propose how the internationalization of research on communist countries like China could be greatly improved in the future.

Author : Tony Saich
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004423459

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Finding Allies and Making Revolution by Tony Saich Pdf

What does a Dutchman have to do with the rise of the Chinese Communist Party? Finding Allies and Making Revolution by Tony Saich reveals how Henk Sneevliet (alias Maring), arriving as Lenin’s choice for China work, provided the communists with two of their most enduring legacies: the idea of a Leninist party and the tactic of the united front. Sneevliet strived to instill discipline and structure for the left-leaning intellectuals searching for a solution to China’s humiliation. He was not an easy man and clashed with the Chinese comrades and his masters in Moscow. This new analysis is based on Sneevliet’s diaries and reports, together with contemporary materials from key Chinese figures, and important documents held in the Comintern’s China archive.

Author : Fan Zhang
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
ISBN : 9781784716912

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The Institutional Evolution of China by Fan Zhang Pdf

China's recent evolution is not only a story of extraordinary economic growth but also a story of great institutional change. Fan Zhang challenges traditional theory to explain the real origins of China's reform, the political and economic forces driving it, and the reasoning behind its stagnation. The institutional re-arrangement of government and market has been crucial in this marketization process.Using a wealth of documents and cases, Zhang provides a detailed analysis of China's institutional changes over the past 40 years, focusing on the government-market relationship. A theoretical framework is presented to explain the targets and incentives of government and business firms in a bureaucratic-market system, which promoted economic growth, but also fostered corruption and resulted in a re-centralisation of the system. Using an index of marketization in China since 1978, Zhang shows that overall, market expansion has continued but with diminishing marginal gains. The government control of financial resources that had previously been relaxed in the early years of reform has been enhanced to some extent as a result of the changing institutional environment. Policy makers dealing with China-related policies, researchers and postgraduate students in political science, economics and Chinese studies will find this book a compelling exploration of the current and constant cooperation and conflict between government and market.

Author : Jack A. Goldstone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197666302

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Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction by Jack A. Goldstone Pdf

"In the 20th and 21st century revolutions have become more urban, often less violent, but also more frequent and more transformative of the international order. Whether it is the revolutions against Communism in Eastern Europe and the USSR; the "color revolutions" across Asia, Europe and North Africa; or the religious revolutions in Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria; today's revolutions are quite different from those of the past. Modern theories of revolution have therefore replaced the older class-based theories with more varied, dynamic, and contingent models of social and political change. This new edition updates the history of revolutions, from Classical Greece and Rome to the Revolution of Dignity in the Ukraine, with attention to the changing types and outcomes of revolutionary struggles. It also presents the latest advances in the theory of revolutions, including the issues of revolutionary waves, revolutionary leadership, international influences, and the likelihood of revolutions to come. This volume provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the nature of revolutions and their role in global history"--

Author : Gordon G. Chang
Publisher : Random House
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781588360212

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The Coming Collapse of China by Gordon G. Chang Pdf

China is hot. The world sees a glorious future for this sleeping giant, three times larger than the United States, predicting it will blossom into the world's biggest economy by 2010. According to Chang, however, a Chinese-American lawyer and China specialist, the People's Republic is a paper dragon. Peer beneath the veneer of modernization since Mao's death, and the symptoms of decay are everywhere: Deflation grips the economy, state-owned enterprises are failing, banks are hopelessly insolvent, foreign investment continues to decline, and Communist party corruption eats away at the fabric of society. Beijing's cautious reforms have left the country stuck midway between communism and capitalism, Chang writes. With its impending World Trade Organization membership, for the first time China will be forced to open itself to foreign competition, which will shake the country to its foundations. Economic failure will be followed by government collapse. Covering subjects from party politics to the Falun Gong to the government's insupportable position on Taiwan, Chang presents a thorough and very chilling overview of China's present and not-so-distant future.

Author : David S.G. Goodman
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781782544371

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Handbook of the Politics of China by David S.G. Goodman Pdf

The Handbook of the Politics of China is a comprehensive resource introducing readers to the very latest in research on Chinese politics. David Goodman provides an introduction to the key structures and issues, providing the foundations on which later learning can be built. Including a comprehensive bibliography, it is an ideal reference work for undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics. The Handbook contains four sections of new and original research, dealing with leadership and institutions, public policy, political economy and social change, and international relations. Each of the 26 chapters has been written by a leading internationally-established authority in the field and each reviews the literature on the topic, and presents the latest findings of research. Presenting the state of the art of the field, this reader-oriented Handbook is an essential primer for the study of China’s politics.

Author : Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1590 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004302488

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Critical Readings on the Communist Party of China (4 Vols. Set) by Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard Pdf

A collection of the best published scholarship on the history (and future) of the Communist Party of China.

Author : Stephen Uhalley
Publisher : Hoover Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Communism
ISBN : 0817986138

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A History of the Chinese Communist Party by Stephen Uhalley Pdf

Author : Larry M. Wortzel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781567509762

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Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History by Larry M. Wortzel Pdf

Tracking the evolution of the Red Army through the war against Japan and the Chinese civil war, Wortzel's book provides a comprehensive basic reference focusing on the major events, people, and issues that have produced the historical legacy of the People's Liberation Army. Placing contemporary Chinese military history in the context of China's 19th century clashes with the West and Japan, Wortzel illustrates how the imposition of unequal treaties by foreign powers conditioned China's 20th century defense forces and actions and explains how the Communist military forces developed. It also shows how fractionalization in the Communist military leadership led to the Cultural Revolution and Mao Zedong's purges. Drawing on a substantial number of sources available only in Chinese as well as on English-language secondary sources, the book provides a basic reference aimed at orienting the nonspecialist to the significant events and people in China's recent military history. The book will also provide a quick reference for the specialist in Chinese history.

Author : Frederick C Teiwes,Warren Sun
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317457015

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The End of the Maoist Era: Chinese Politics During the Twilight of the Cultural Revolution, 1972-1976 by Frederick C Teiwes,Warren Sun Pdf

This book launches an ambitious reexamination of the elite politics behind one of the most remarkable transformations in the late twentieth century. As the first part of a new interpretation of the evolution of Chinese politics during the years 1972-82, it provides a detailed study of the end of the Maoist era, demonstrating Mao's continuing dominance even as his ability to control events ebbed away. The tensions within the "gang of four," the different treatment of Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping, and the largely unexamined role of younger radicals are analyzed to reveal a view of the dynamic of elite politics that is at odds with accepted scholarship. The authors draw upon newly available documentary sources and extensive interviews with Chinese participants and historians to develop their challenging interpretation of one of the most poorly understood periods in the history of the People's Republic of China.

Author : Tang Tsou
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226815145

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The Cultural Revolution and Post-Mao Reforms by Tang Tsou Pdf

"Tsou, one of the country's senior and most widely respected China scholars, has for more than a generation been producing timely and deeply informed essays on Chinese politics as it develops. Eight of these (from a wide variety of sources) are gathered here with a substantial new introduction. Tsou considers events not simply from the point of view of a widely read political scientist (even political philosopher) and a concerned Chinese, but also in the light of history, the dynamics of Marxism-Leninism, individual personalities, and humane realism."—Charles W. Hayford, Library Journal