172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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China Under Communism examines how Marxism took root, flourished and developed within the context of an ancient Chinese civilization.
Through analysis of China's history and traditional culture, the author explores the nature of Chinese communism and how it has diverged from the Soviet model. This book also provides insight into the changing perceptions Westerners have of the Chinese, and... Read more
Introduction 1 The Communist victory and consolidation of power, 1949–53 2 ‘Leaning to one side’, 1950–3 3 The politics of the People’s Republic, 1953–7 4 China’s independent road, 1954–64 5 The Great Leap Forward, 1956–64 6 The Cultural Revolution, 1965–71 7 A Great Power triangle, 1964–79 8 A decade of transition, 1972–81 9 ‘Socialism with Chinese characteristics’, 1981–9 10 Chinese society in the 1990s 11 Conclusion
Biography
Alan Lawrance is Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire.
'Alan Lawrence's volume does a reasonably good job of summarising China's recent past for the general reader or for first year under graduates with no prior knowledge of China.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
