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From rebel to ruler : one hundred years of the Chinese Communist Party / Tony Saich.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021Description: ix, 542 p. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780674988118 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 324.251/075
LOC classification:
  • JQ 1519 S132f 2021
Contents:
Introduction: Welcome to the party -- Part one. How the East was won: The end of the empire -- Origins, alliance, and failure, 1920-1930 -- Wanderings in the wilderness, 1930-1940 -- Victories at last, 1940-1948 -- The Chinese Communist Revolution -- Part two. How the East is ruled -- Consolidating the revolution, 1948-1956 -- Radicalizing the revolution, 1956-1969 -- Charting a way forward, 1969-1981 -- Reform, rebellion, and restoration, 1982-1993 -- Renewed reform and the roots of wealth, 1993-2002 -- The WTO world and China's rise, 2002-2012 -- Creating the China dream, 2012-2021 -- Conclusion: Legacies from the past, challenges for the future.
Summary: "On the centennial of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Tony Saich offers the definitive history of the CCP's rise and rule. The party has suffered self-inflicted wounds yet thrived thanks to its flexibility. Looking ahead, Saich assesses how the CCP is adapting to global leadership and the expectations of China's growing middle class"-- Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JQ 1519 S132f 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000150194

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Welcome to the party -- Part one. How the East was won: The end of the empire -- Origins, alliance, and failure, 1920-1930 -- Wanderings in the wilderness, 1930-1940 -- Victories at last, 1940-1948 -- The Chinese Communist Revolution -- Part two. How the East is ruled -- Consolidating the revolution, 1948-1956 -- Radicalizing the revolution, 1956-1969 -- Charting a way forward, 1969-1981 -- Reform, rebellion, and restoration, 1982-1993 -- Renewed reform and the roots of wealth, 1993-2002 -- The WTO world and China's rise, 2002-2012 -- Creating the China dream, 2012-2021 -- Conclusion: Legacies from the past, challenges for the future.

"On the centennial of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Tony Saich offers the definitive history of the CCP's rise and rule. The party has suffered self-inflicted wounds yet thrived thanks to its flexibility. Looking ahead, Saich assesses how the CCP is adapting to global leadership and the expectations of China's growing middle class"-- Provided by publisher.

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