China's Urban Revolutionaries: Explorations in the History of Chinese Trotskyism, 1921-1952
China's Urban Revolutionaries: Explorations in the History of Chinese Trotskyism, 1921-1952 (Revolutionary Studies) Gregor Benton,
Publisher: Humanity Books
ISBN: 1573923621
DDC: 320.5323
Edition: Hardcover; 1996-02
Summary:
Chinese Trotskyism was the most creative and influential opposition
to emerge within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) between its
founding and its taking power in 1949. It included Chen Duxiu,
founder and early leader of the CCP, whose ideas have inspired
generations of Chinese youth, including those involved in the events
of 1989. Many workers, writers, and veteran revolutionaries who had
been alienated from the CCP after 1927 by the policies of Stalin and
his Chinese followers were also drawn into the Trotskyist ranks. This
study traces the origins and history of Chinese Trotskyism from 1921
through 1952. Based on interviews, letters, archives, memoirs, and
published and unpublished sources in many languages, it is organised
thematically. Gregor Benton elucidates the complex and novel issues
in clear and vigorous language, throwing new light on old questions
concerning the Chinese Revolution and the nature of Maoism, as well
as China's modern history. The Chinese Trotskyists are worth studying
both as powerful mirror to the official party and in their own right,
as progenitors of today's tradition of democratic dissent. Their
story will interest historians of modern China and of communism, as
well as students of radical political movements everywhere.
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