The Chinese Communist Party

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.

Author: Timothy Cheek
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/06/2021
Pages: 302
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 7.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781108822619

About the Author
Cheek, Timothy: - Timothy Cheek is Director of the Institute of Asian Research and Louis Cha Chair Professor of Chinese Research at the University of British Columbia.Mühlhahn, Klaus: - Klaus Mühlhahn is Professor of Modern China Studies and President of Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen.Van de Ven, Hans: - Hans van de Ven is Professor of Modern Chinese History at the University of Cambridge.