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The Politics of Chinese Communism: Kiangsi Under the Soviets

The Politics of Chinese Communism: Kiangsi Under the Soviets

Kim, Ilpyong J.

Hardcover

Series: Center for Chinese Studies, Publications

Social Movements

ISBN10: 0520356543
ISBN13: 9780520356542
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Jan 8 2021
Pages: 244
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The political system established by the Chinese Communist Party in 1949 had its origins, in many respects, in the Chinese Soviet Republic of 1931-1934, based in southern Kiangsi province about 400 miles southwest of Shanghai. The Kiangsi period was important because it gave the Chinese Communists their first opportunity to govern an extensive area and a large population, and in so doing to develop methods of mass mobilization as well as new techniques for conducting party and government affairs.

Kim explores the evolution of the Chinese Communist movement during the Kiangsi soviet period, especially its organizational concepts, behavioral patterns, and development techniques of mass line politics. He seeks answers to several questions: What notions of organization shaped the Kiangsi political system? Who formulated the policies? How were they implemented at the rice-roots level of government? By analyzing Mao Tse-tung's writings on organization and comparing them with those of other Chinese Communist theoreticians, he achieves fresh insights into Mao's approach to administration and bureaucratic organization.

The distinct contribution of this book lies in its focus on such issues as how the Chinese Communist leaders viewed organizational problems within their movement, especially following the failure of the 1947 revolution; how they responded to these problems; and how they maintained a balance of power among the party, the government, and the Red Army while administering the expanding territorial base and managing complex organizations.

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