Mao's China and After: A History of the People's Republic, Third Edition

In This Revision, Maurice Meisner Again Provides Insight And Comprehensive Coverage Of China's Modern History. In Addition To New Information Provided Throughout This Study, The New Part Six, Deng Xiaoping And The Origins Of Chinese Capitalism: 1976-1998, Analyzes The Country's Uneasy Relationships With Democracy, Socialism, And Capitalism. Meisner Incisively Displays The Contrasts Between China's Speech And Actions Regarding These Subjects.--book Jacket. Part 1: The Revolutionary Heritage. Western Imperialism And The Weakness Of Chinese Social Classes ; The Defection Of The Intellectuals ; The Abortiveness Of Bourgeois And Proletarian Revolution ; The Maoist Revolution And The Yan'an Legacy -- Part 2: The New Order, 1949-1955. The New State ; The Cities: The Rise And Fall Of National Capitalism ; Land Reform: The Bourgeois Revolution In The Countryside ; The Social And Political Consequences Of Industrialization ; Agricultural Collectivization, 1953-1957 -- Part 3: Utopianism, 1956-1960. The Hundred Flowers: Socialism, Bureaucracy, And Freedom ; Permanent Revolution: The Ideological Origins Of The Great Leap ; Economics Of The Great Leap Forward ; The People's Communes And The Transition To Communism: 1958-1960 -- Part 4: The Thermidorian Reaction, 1960-1965. The Bureaucratic Restoration ; The New Economics Policy, 1961-1965 ; The Socialist Education Movement, 1962-1965 -- Part 5: The Cultural Revolution And Its Aftermath, 1966-1976. The Concept Of Cultural Revolution ; The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, 1966-1969 ; Social Results Of The Cultural Revolution ; The Aftermath Of The Cultural Revolution And The Close Of The Maoist Era, 1969-1976 -- Part 6: Deng Xiaoping And The Origins Of Chinese Capitalism, 1976-1998. The Legacies Of The Maoist Era ; The Rise Of Deng Xiaoping And The Critique Of Maoism ; Market Reforms And The Development Of Capitalism ; The Struggle For Democracy ; The End Of The Reign Of Deng Xiaoping: China In The 1990s. Maurice Meisner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 549-567) And Index. In this much-anticipated revision, Maurice Meisner again provides piercing insight and comprehensive coverage of China's fascinating and turbulent modern history. In addition to new information provided throughout this classic study, the new Part Six, "Deng Xiaoping and the Origins of Chinese Capitalism: 1976-1998," analyzes the country's uneasy relationships with democracy, socialism, and capitalism. Meisner incisively displays the contrasts between China's speech and actions regarding these subjects. Retaining the elegance, lucidity, fairness, insightfulness, and comprehensiveness he is known for, Meisner moves far beyond his previous work to paint a never-before-seen portrait of the political and social realities of China on the brink of the millennium, and the global implications of its rise to economic and political power. Presents a revised account of the revolution of 1966-1969 - Examines the social and political consequences of the upheaval - Deng Xiaoping - Democracy movement - Tienamnen Incident - Mao Zedong - The hundred flowers - Great Leap Forward.