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Informationen zum Autor Gilles Guiheux is a historian and sociologist at Université Paris Cité. Klappentext "With a population of nearly 1.5 billion and the world's second largest economy, China is a major player in the world today, and yet many in the West know very little about contemporary China. This book provides a clear, authoritative and up-to-date history of China since 1949, drawing on extensive research to describe and explain the key developments and to dispel the many myths and misconceptions surrounding this twenty-first-century superpower. In contrast to many commentators who overstate the novelty of the Communist regime, Guiheux emphasizes instead its complex political heritage, highlighting the many continuities it shares with the reformers and revolutionaries of the early twentieth century. At the same time, the ability of China's authoritarian regime to transform the economy and society is key to understanding its breakneck trajectory of modernization - an ability that, as Guiheux explains, far outweighed the importance and effectiveness of Mao's utopian vision. Guiheux also aims to 'de-exoticize' China. While not on the path of a Western-style modernity, China has experienced the same phenomena that have characterized every historical process of modernization: industrialization, urbanization, bureaucratization and globalization. This expertly researched history of the People's Republic of China will be essential reading for all students and scholars of Chinese history and politics, and for anyone interested in contemporary China"--Publisher's description. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One. The establishment of a new regime (1949-1957) Building a new state The achievement of unity The administration of the territories The strategy of the New Democracy (1949-1953) The New Institutions (1954) Society is brought into line The marriage law (May 1950) Agrarian reform The campaign for the repression of counter-revolutionaries (February 1951) The Three-anti Campaign (December 1951) and the Five-anti Campaign (April 1952) against the bourgeoisie Bringing intellectuals to heel Forging links with the socialist camp The Sino-Soviet alliance The Korean War An orthodox economic policy The Eighth Party Congress (1956) Conclusion Chapter Two. Maoism and its excesses (1958-1976) The origins of the Great Leap Forward The successive stages of the Great Leap Forward The Great Famine (1959-1961) Natural causes Human errors Political responsibilities Pragmatism and political divisions (1960-1965) Mao's adjustment program and political withdrawal The Socialist Education Movement (1962-1965) The Maoization of the People's Liberation Army and preparation for war The Cultural Revolution (1966-1969) The beginnings (October 1965-July 1966) The mobilization of the Red Guards (August 1966-January 1967) Militarization in the face of revolutionary seizures of power (January to August 1967) The return to order (1967-1969): bringing the Red Guards to heel and the Ninth Congress Responsibilities and consequences The end of Maoism and the crises of succession (1969-1976) The Lin Biao era (1969-1971) The elimination of Lin Biao in September 1971 The end of Maoism (1972-1976) Conclusion Chapter Three. Giving priority to economic modernization (1976-1992) The Hua Guofeng transition (September 1976-December 1978) The struggle between two tendencies: neo-Maoists against pragmatists A veteran t...
