1st Edition
The Braking Mechanism in Mao-era Politics Actions by Military Leaders after 1958
By Jia Gao
Copyright 2026
216 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book offers a compelling re-examination of Mao Zedong’s political authority, giving readers a clear understanding and full picture of Mao, the politics of his era and the political life of the CCP.
The widespread view holds that Mao was an authoritarian leader, enjoying what was called absolute leadership authority. This book reveals that in fact from the late 1950s onwards, the CCP... Read more
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Preface and Acknowledgements
1 Intraparty Mechanisms Obscured by Mao’s Profile
2 Intervening in the Rural Collectivisation
3 A Showdown with Mao in February 1967
4 The Armed Remonstrance in Wuhan
5 Lin Biao and the End of Maoism
6 Picking Up the Pieces after Mao
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Jia Gao is Professor of Chinese Studies in the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
