From Revolution to Politics (Long March and the Rise of Mao Zedong - Illustrated Edition)

Author: Yang Bingzhang (Author), Guo Wei (Translator)
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Features: This book centers on the Long March of the Red Army in the 1930s and discusses the interrelationship between the Chinese Revolution and Chinese politics. The author has extensively utilized domestic and international literature, archival records, and personal accounts to clarify several historical ambiguities. At the same time, he adopts a new theoretical framework, moving from "revolutionary ideals" to "political realities"—that is, explaining the gradual politicalization of the Chinese Communist Revolution to interpret the evolution of the CCP's political strategies and power structures. This transformation coincided with the establishment of Mao Zedong's leadership, and it was precisely this shift that provided the subjective spiritual force, combined with external factors, to enable the Communists to achieve their ultimate victory. The book has generated significant impact in Western Sinology and is recognized as the authoritative work in English on the Long March and Mao's revolutionary thought. The author employs political science methods to construct a unique research system and model, using the transition from "revolutionary idealism" to "political realism" to explain key shifts in the CCP's geographical and strategic approaches, examining the gradual politicalization of Chinese communism in this process. The author's research perspective offers important insights for studying the CCP's history in the 1930s.