Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-267) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 10. The 2010s: Guo Meimei: The Story of a Young Netizen Portends a Political Throwback / 1. The 1920s: A Dutchman's Fantasy: Henricus Sneevliet's United Front for the Chinese Communist Party / Guobin Yang. ch. 2 1930s -- 2. The 1930s: Wang Ming's Wuhan Moment: A Brief Flowering of Popular-Front Communism / Hans van de Ven -- ch. 3 1940s -- 3. The 1940s: Wang Shiwei's Rectification: Intellectuals and the Party in Yan'an / Timothy Cheek -- ch. 4 1950s -- 4. The 1950s: From Fallen Star to Red Star: Shangguan Yunzhu / Zhang Jishun -- ch. 5 1960s -- 5. The 1960s: Wang Guangmei and Peach Garden Experience / Elizabeth J. Perry -- Illustrations -- ch. 6 1970s -- 6. The 1970s: The Death of Mao and Life of Chairman Gonzalo / Julia Lovell -- ch. 7 1980s -- 7. The 1980s: Zhao Ziyang and the Voices of Reform / Klaus Muhlhahn -- ch. 8 1990s -- 8. The 1990s: Wang Yuanhua: A Party Intellectual Reflects / Xu Jilin -- ch. 9 2000s -- 9. The 2000s: Jiang Zemin and the Naughty Aughties / Jeremy Goldkorn -- ch. 10 2010s -- 10. The 2010s: Guo Meimei: The Story of a Young Netizen Portends a Political Throwback / Guobin Yang.
Summary:
"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
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