Mao Zedong and China's revolution : a brief history with documents / Timothy Cheek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cheek, Timothy.

Series:

Bedford series in history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mao, Zedong, 1893-1976.

Mao, Zedong.

Heads of state--China.

Heads of state.

History.

China.

China--History--1949-1976--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xi, 259 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002.

Summary:

Whether one views Mao Zedong as a hero or a demon, the "Great Helmsman" was undoubtedly a pivotal figure in the history of 20th-century China. The first part of this volume is an introductory essay that traces the history of 20th-century China, from Mao's early career up to the Chinese Communist Party's victory in 1949, through three decades of revolution, to Mao's death I 1976. The second half offers a selection of Mao's writings--including such seminal pieces as "On the New Democracy" and selections from the "Little Red Book"--and writings about Mao and his legacy by both his contemporaries and modern scholars. Also included are headnotes, a chronology, Questions for Consideration, photographs, a selected bibliography, and index.

Contents:

Part I Introduction: Comrade, Chairman, Helmsman - The Continuous Revolutions of Mao Zedong

China's Revolutions

Battle Cry

Creating a New China

Utopian Revolutions: The Hundred Flowers Campaign, Great Leap Forward, and Cultural Revolution

Experiencing Mao's Revolutions

Part I Mao Documents

A Note about the Texts

1 Report on the Peasant Movement in Hunan, February 1927

2 On New Democracy, January 15, 1940

3 Talks at the Yan'an Conference on Literature and Art, 1942

4 Resolution of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on Methods of Leadership, June 1, 1943

5 Snow, 1945

6 The Chinese People Have Stood Up, September 1949

7 On the Correct Handling of Contradictions among the People, June 1957

8 Talks at the Beidaihe Conference, August 1958

9 American Imperialism Is Closely Surrounded by the Peoples of the World, 1964

10 Cultural Revolution Readings, 1960s

Bombard the Headquarters, August 5, 1966

Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong, 1968

Just a Few Words, October 25, 1966

Part II Documenting Mao

11 Interview with Mao, 1937 / Edgar Snow Snow, Edgar

12 The Struggle on Two Fronts, 1967 / Stuart Schram Schram, Stuart

13 Mao Zedong's "Sinification of Marxism," 1985 / Nick Knight Knight, Nick

14 The Emperor of Zhongnanhai, 1994 / Li Zhisui Zhisui, Li

15 At the Center of the Storm, 1997 / Rae Yang Yang, Rae

16 Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Some Questions on Party History, June 1981

17 Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Mao Matters, 1996

18 Geremie Barmé, Shades of Mao, 1990s

A Place in the Pantheon: Mao and Folk Religion by Xin Yuan

"Musical Chairman".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.

ISBN:

0312294298

0312256264

OCLC:

50562119