Scientific Socialism: Theory and Practice (Third Edition)

Author: Gao Fang et al. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book has four innovations: a new system, new content, new perspectives, and new materials. It does not simply summarize scientific socialism into a few principles or discuss various topics separately, nor does it present scientific socialism chronologically as its past, present, and future. Instead, it follows the principle of integrating theory with practice and constructs a new system characterized by both vertical and horizontal dimensions. The of this new system is that it explains, in a longitudinal sense, how scientific socialism has experienced three leaps in ideological understanding and has formed three theoretical forms (Marxist socialism, Soviet model socialism, and socialism with national characteristics) over the past 150 years. Additionally, it demonstrates, in a horizontal sense, how the principles of scientific socialism have been validated in practices across numerous countries and have continuously developed. The book is rich in content and broad in perspective, summarizing the past, analyzing the present, and looking toward the future. It is rooted in China while reflecting on foreign developments and provides a comprehensive overview of the world. What has been well-received by readers is that the book truly guides itself with Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, and Deng Xiaoping Theory. It focuses on correcting deeply entrenched "leftist" ideological concepts while avoiding rightist influences. It analyzes many major issues objectively and employs substantial new materials to ensure that arguments are well-founded and well-reasoned. The deep appreciation of the readers has greatly encouraged us.