{"product_id":"2026200013098-secondhand-chinese-communism-and-the-rise-of-mao","title":"Chinese Communism And The Rise Of Mao","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of ideology and power, Chinese Communism and the Rise of Mao presents a penetrating account of how a revolutionary movement, forged in the turbulent decades of the early twentieth century, transformed China's political destiny and elevated one of history's most consequential figures to supreme authority. Benjamin I. Schwartz chronicles the ideological tensions within the Chinese Communist Party, tracing how Mao Zedong's distinctly agrarian and nationalist vision diverged from Soviet-directed Marxist orthodoxy, ultimately reshaping the course of the movement from within.\n\nSchwartz argues with scholarly precision that Mao's ascendancy was neither inevitable nor purely ideological, but rather a product of strategic pragmatism and an astute reading of China's peasant masses—a thesis that challenged prevailing Cold War-era assumptions about communist monolithism. Published by Harvard University Press, this landmark work of political history remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the foundations of modern China, leaving the reader to wonder: how much of what followed was doctrine, and how much was simply Mao?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203288146139,"sku":"2026200013098-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5d4827fa-3e92-4ac8-8300-3bb65c4a9dc7.png?v=1788147649","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013098-secondhand-chinese-communism-and-the-rise-of-mao","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}