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Mao and the Economic Stalinization of China, 1948-1953
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2006
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In the first systematic study of its kind, Hua-yu Li tackles one of the most important unresolved mysteries of the early history of the People's Republic of China_the economic policy shift of 1953. As a result of this policy shift, the moderate economic policies of 'New Democracy' were abruptly terminated_much sooner than specified by the official party line_and replaced with a radical Stalinist economic program called the 'general line for socialist transition.' Utilizing the rich archival materials released in China since the mid-1980s and Russian archival information released since the early 1990s, Li presents a compelling explanation for the policy shift. Placing the analysis within the larger context of the world communist movement, communist ideology, and Mao's complicated relationship with Stalin, this book makes it clear that the policy shift was initiated by Mao and that he did so for two reasons. First, he was committed to a history text compiled under Stalin's guidance that purported to describe the Soviet experience of building socialism in the 1920s and 1930s. Mao relied heavily on this text as a road map for China to follow in building socialism in the early 1950s. Second, Mao was driven by feelings of personal rivalry with Stalin and of national rivalry with the Soviet Union: he wanted China to achieve socialism faster than the Soviet Union had. The precise timing of the change, Li argues, resulted from Mao's belief that China was economically ready to build socialism and from his decision to interpret an ambiguous statement made by Stalin in October 1952 as a clear endorsement of a policy shift. Li asserts that Mao was a committed Stalinist, that he dominated domestic policy decision-making, and that he skillfully maneuvered his way through his negotiations with Stalin in advancing his own agenda. Situating its analysis within the larger context of the world communist movement, this carefully researched book will have a profound impact on the fields of communist studies and Sino-Soviet relations and in studies of Mao, Stalin, and their relationship.
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Copyright year
2006
ISBN-Print
978-0-7425-4053-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-4616-3910-7
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
251
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Contents No access
List of Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Journals No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 12
1 The Historical Background and Contemporary Setting No access Pages 13 - 60
2 Mao, Stalin, and Transforming China's Economy, 1948–1952 No access Pages 61 - 94
3 Stalin's Short Course and Mao's Socialist Economic Transformation of China in the Early 1950s No access Pages 95 - 120
4 Mao's Formulation of the General Line for Socialist Transition, October 1952–September 1953 No access Pages 121 - 148
5 Mao's General Line for Socialist Transition, October–December 1953 No access Pages 149 - 184
Conclusion: Mao, Stalin, and China's Road to Socialism No access Pages 185 - 190
Appendix 1 Table of Contents of Lenin and Stalin on Economic Construction, Volumes 5 and 6 No access Pages 191 - 196
Appendix 2 The Soviet Experience in Building Socialism: Selected Articles from Xuexi and New China No access Pages 197 - 202
