Afterlives of Chinese Communism
Political Concepts from Mao to Xi
By Christian Sorace, Ivan Franceschini, Nicholas Loubere | Publisher: Verso Books
About the book
Seventy years after the Chinese Revolution of 1949, what remains of Mao’s communist legacy?
Afterlives of Chinese Communism comprises essays from over fifty world-renowned scholars in the China field, from various disciplines and continents. It provides an indispensable guide for understanding how the Mao era continues to shape Chinese politics today. Each chapter discusses a concept or practice from the Mao period, what it attempted to do, and what has become of it since. The authors respond to the legacy of Maoism from numerous perspectives to consider what lessons Chinese communism can offer today, and whether there is a future for the egalitarian politics that it once promised.
A joint publication between Verso Books and ANU Press.
Editions of Afterlives of Chinese Communism
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781788734769
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9781788734790
- EBook
- ISBN 9781788734776
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Seventy years after the Chinese Revolution of 1949, what remains of Mao’s communist legacy?
Afterlives of Chinese Communism comprises essays from over fifty world-renowned scholars in the China field, from various disciplines and continents. It provides an indispensable guide for understanding how the Mao era continues to shape Chinese politics today. Each chapter discusses a concept or practice from the Mao period, what it attempted to do, and what has become of it since. The authors respond to the legacy of Maoism from numerous perspectives to consider what lessons Chinese communism can offer today, and whether there is a future for the egalitarian politics that it once promised.
A joint publication between Verso Books and ANU Press.
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Seventy years after the Chinese Revolution of 1949, what remains of Mao’s communist legacy?
Afterlives of Chinese Communism comprises essays from over fifty world-renowned scholars in the China field, from various disciplines and continents. It provides an indispensable guide for understanding how the Mao era continues to shape Chinese politics today. Each chapter discusses a concept or practice from the Mao period, what it attempted to do, and what has become of it since. The authors respond to the legacy of Maoism from numerous perspectives to consider what lessons Chinese communism can offer today, and whether there is a future for the egalitarian politics that it once promised.
A joint publication between Verso Books and ANU Press.
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History and Archaeology > History > Asian history
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Christian Sorace, Ivan Franceschini, Nicholas Loubere
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Verso Books
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Afterlives of Chinese Communism is available as paperback(ISBN 9781788734769) and altformat(ISBN 9781788734790) and ebook(ISBN 9781788734776)
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