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Synopsis
What is the legacy of communism from Mao's China? Afterlives of Chinese Communism includes essays from over fifty world-renowned scholars in the China field from different disciplines and continents. It provides an indispensable guide for understanding how the intellectual legacies of the Mao era shape Chinese politics today. Each chapter discusses a concept or practice from the Mao era, what it attempted in its historical context, and what has become of it since. The authors respond to the legacy of Maoism each in their own way, to consider what lessons Chinese Communism offer today and whether there is a future for the egalitarian politics that Communism once promised.
Authors include: Joel Andreas, Tani Barlow, Lin Chun, Alex Sasha Day, Michael Dutton, Dai Jinhua, Rebecca Karl, Gao Mobo, Elizabeth Perry, Alessandro Russo.
Synopsis
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.