Marxism, Maoism and Utopianism (Illustrated Edition)

Author: (USA) Michael McTighe
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The author is a renowned expert in the history of the Chinese Communist Party from the United States, and this book is his breakthrough work. It reflects the typical analytical approach and argumentative style of Western Marxism. With a solid theoretical foundation in Marxism, the author attempts to fully restore the profound connotations of the so-called "utopianism" in the distorted works of Marx. He argues that if the "utopianism" characterized by the pursuit of the unknown world is lost, it actually means that humanity reduces or abandons its own creative capacity. The reason why Mao Zedong is considered a Marxist is because he fully maintained the impulse of "utopianism" while, based on China's national conditions, organically combining Marxism with "populism," forming a unique theoretical system of Mao Zedong Thought. This book is translated from the 1982 edition published by the University of Wisconsin Press.