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6%OFFLucien Bianco - Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949 - 9780804708272 - V9780804708272
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Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949

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Description for Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949 Paperback. Translator(s): Bell, M. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3M. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 282.

The original French edition of this book, published in 1967, was widely acclaimed as the best introduction to Chinese Communism ever published. A fresh, bold interpretative survey, it focuses on the dynamic social forces underlying the Chinese Communists' rise in three short decades from obscurity to power.

The author seeks above all to relate the events of this tumultuous period to certain tentative generalizations about the nature and course of the revolution. He is concerned less with the May Fourth Movement as such, for example, than with the revolution's intellectual origins, less with the Communist party's early political history than ... Read more

An important part of the book deals with the various governmental and non-governmental attempt at reform during the Kuomintang era, which the author shows were too little too late to dam the swelling flood of revolution. The conclusion evaluates the crucial role of imperialism, the peasantry, and the army in the Chinese "formula" for revolution and re-examines the relationship between Marxism and the Chinese Revolution.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804708272
SKU
V9780804708272
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99-50

About Lucien Bianco
Lucien Bianco is Directeur d'Etudes at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris.

Reviews for Origins of the Chinese Revolution, 1915-1949
"Lucien Bianco's study is the best single analysis that we have in such brief compass, not merely because is the most recent, but primarily because it is the most comprehensive, critical, and balanced. It is both a superb summary for beginners and at the same time presents interpretations that all scholars will have to consider." -John K. Fairbank ,Journal of ... Read more

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