The Left in China : A Political Cartography /

A timely, ambitious and unique book that traces the history and present state of leftist politics in China.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ruckus, Ralf
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Las Vegas, NV : Pluto Press, 2023.
Temas:
Since 1949
HISTORY / Asia / General
Politics and government.
China > Politics and government > 1949-
China.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction: Understanding the Left in the People's Republic
  • Initial Questions and Perspectives
  • The Making of the (Global) Left
  • Visualizing the Composition of the Left
  • Early History of the Chinese Left
  • Structure of the Book
  • 2 Against Broken Promises: Workers Claim Equality and Participation in the Socialist 1950s and 1960s
  • Workers' Struggles and Political Discontent 1956-57
  • Economism and the Rebel Movement 1966-68
  • Conclusion: Regime Betrayal and Class Resistance
  • 3 For a Better Future: Worker Movements Demand Democratic Reforms in the 1970s and 1980s
  • The April 5 Movement 1976
  • The Democracy Wall Movement 1978-80
  • Workers in the Tian'anmen Square Movement 1989
  • Conclusion: Movements For and Against the Reforms
  • 4 Defense and Nostalgia: Social Struggles Drive Leftist Resistance in the 1990s and 2000s
  • Peasant Struggles Against Reform Effects
  • State Workers Against Smashing the Iron Rice-bowl
  • Maoist Organizing and the New Left
  • Conclusion: Old Class Composition, New Leftist Mobilization
  • 5 Social Unrest and Organizing: Challenges for the CCP in the Capitalist 2000s and 2010s
  • The New Working Class
  • The Recomposed Left
  • Women*'s Struggles Against Patriarchal Regimes
  • Feminists (Not) Challenging the Party State
  • Conclusion: Struggles Force the Regime to Adapt
  • 6 Conclusions: Social Discontent and Left Opposition in Socialism and Capitalism
  • How Social Unrest and the Left Changed Since 1949
  • Dynamics of Struggles and Countermeasures
  • Visualizing the PRC's (Other) Left
  • The CCP's Anti-leftist Record
  • Lessons for Left-wing Strategies
  • Epilogue
  • Chinese Terms and Characters
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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