Beschreibung:
Through analysis of China's history and traditional culture, the author explores the nature of Chinese communism and how Marxism took root, flourished and developed within the context of an ancient Chinese civilization.
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