The Chinese Communist Party : a century in ten lives

"Ten engaging personal histories introduce readers to what it was like to live in and with the most powerful political machine ever created: the Chinese Communist Party. Detailing the life of ten people who led or engaged with the Chinese Communist Party, one each for one of its ten decades of its existence, these essays reflect on the Party's relentless pursuit of power and extraordinary adaptability through the transformative decades since 1921. Demonstrating that the history of the Chinese Communist Party is not one story but many stories, readers learn about paths not taken, the role of chance, ideas and persons silenced, hopes both lost and fulfilled. This vivid mosaic of lives and voices draws together one hundred years of modern Chinese history - and illuminates possible paths for China's future"--Amazon.com Contents Illustrations About the Contributors Acknowledgments Timeline of the Chinese Communist Party Map of China Today Introduction: Telling the Story of the Chinese Communist Party Chapter 1 – 1920s 1 The 1920s A Dutchman’s Fantasy: Henricus Sneevliet’s United Front for the Chinese Communist Chapter 2 – 1930s 2 The 1930s Wang Ming’s Wuhan Moment: The Brief Flowering of Popular-front Communism Chapter 3 – 1940s 3 The 1940s Wang Shiwei’s Rectification: Intellectuals and the Party in Yan’an Chapter 4 – 1950s 4 The 1950s from Fallen Star to Red Star: Shangguan Yunzhu Chapter 5 – 1960s 5 The 1960s Wang Guangmei and Peach Garden Experience Chapter 6 – 1970s 6 The 1970s The Death of Mao and Life of Chairman Gonzalo Chapter 7 – 1980s 7 The 1980s Zhao Ziyang and the Voices of Reform Chapter 8 – 1990s 8 The 1990s Wang Yuanhua: A Party Intellectual Reflects Chapter 9 – 2000s 9 The 2000s Jiang Zemin and the Naughty Aughties Chapter 10 – 2010s 10 The 2010s Guo Meimei: The Story of a Young Netizen Portends a Political Throwback Afterword: The Party and the World Appendix Selected Further Readings Notes Index Ten engaging personal histories introduce readers to what it was like to live in and with the most powerful political machine ever created: the Chinese Communist Party. These essays reveal the Party's one-hundred year history, reflecting on power, setbacks, adaptability and change, and illuminating possible paths for China's future. Edited By Timothy Cheek, Klaus Mühlhahn, Hans Van De Ven. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Cambridge Available Via World Wide Web.