{"product_id":"the-thought-of-mao-tsetung-contemporary-china-institute-publications","title":"The Thought of Mao Tse-Tung (Contemporary China Institute Publications)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most general and probably the most lasting expression of Mao Tse-Tungs contribution to the Chinese revolution was his thought. Stuart Schrams new book examines the unfolding of Maos ideas  and in doing so sheds new light on other aspects of Mao Tse-Tungs life and times. The author traces the stages in the formation of Maos thought from the May Fourth period through the Peasant Movement  the long years of armed struggle against the Kuomintang and the Japanese invaders  the foundation of a new state  his efforts to devise a \"Chinese road to socialism \" the Sino-Soviet split  and the so-called \"Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution.\" The author offers a fascinating and sure-footed analysis of Maos intellectual itinerary  recognizing the positive value of the participatory and anti-bureaucratic thrust of his thought  and of his efforts to link Marxism with Chinese reality. This authoritative text is drawn from Volumes 13 and 15 of The Cambridge History of China  with the addition of a new Introduction and Conclusion written especially for the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44960093601845,"sku":"ByrdShop_0521310628","price":38.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780521310628.jpg?v=1770390367","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-thought-of-mao-tsetung-contemporary-china-institute-publications","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}