A History Of The Chinese Communist Party 1921-1949
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few political forces have reshaped the modern world as dramatically as the Chinese Communist Party, and Jacques Guillermaz's A History of the Chinese Communist Party 1921-1949 stands as the definitive chronicle of its turbulent rise to power. Spanning nearly three decades of revolution, civil war, and ideological struggle, this authoritative work traces the Party's origins from its founding in Shanghai in 1921 through the bitter conflicts with Nationalist forces, the harrowing Long March, and the ultimate Communist victory in 1949 that gave birth to the People's Republic of China. Guillermaz, a French military attaché and diplomat who witnessed many of these events firsthand, brings unparalleled analytical rigour and on-the-ground authority to his subject, skilfully weaving military strategy, political manoeuvre, and social upheaval into a single, coherent narrative. Translated by Anne Destenay, the text retains the precision and clarity of the original French scholarship while remaining accessible to the English-language reader. Widely regarded as an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the ideological and organisational foundations of modern China, this work raises an urgent question that still resonates today: how did a fledgling underground movement transform itself, against seemingly impossible odds, into the governing force of the world's most populous nation?
Author: Jacques Guillermaz
Format: Hardback
Genre: Asian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few political forces have reshaped the modern world as dramatically as the Chinese Communist Party, and Jacques Guillermaz's A History of the Chinese Communist Party 1921-1949 stands as the definitive chronicle of its turbulent rise to power. Spanning nearly three decades of revolution, civil war, and ideological struggle, this authoritative work traces the Party's origins from its founding in Shanghai in 1921 through the bitter conflicts with Nationalist forces, the harrowing Long March, and the ultimate Communist victory in 1949 that gave birth to the People's Republic of China. Guillermaz, a French military attaché and diplomat who witnessed many of these events firsthand, brings unparalleled analytical rigour and on-the-ground authority to his subject, skilfully weaving military strategy, political manoeuvre, and social upheaval into a single, coherent narrative. Translated by Anne Destenay, the text retains the precision and clarity of the original French scholarship while remaining accessible to the English-language reader. Widely regarded as an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the ideological and organisational foundations of modern China, this work raises an urgent question that still resonates today: how did a fledgling underground movement transform itself, against seemingly impossible odds, into the governing force of the world's most populous nation?