The braking mechanism in Mao-era politics : actions by military leaders after 1958 / Gao Jia.
This book offers a compelling re-examination of Mao Zedong's political authority, giving readers a clear understanding and full picture of Mao, the politics of his era, and the political life of the CCP.
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| Edition | First edition. |
| Place, Publisher, Year |
Abingdon, Oxon ;
: Routledge
, 2026
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| Pages | 1 online resource (297 pages) |
| ISBN | 1-04-061833-2 1-003-67225-6 1-04-055533-0 9781003672258 |
| Language | English |
| Additional Information | Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Intraparty Mechanisms Obscured by Mao's Profile -- Powers from the Barrel of a Gun -- Theoretical Starting Points -- Studies of CCP Politics -- Scholarship on China's Party-Army Relations -- Studies of Mao and His Leadership -- Towards a New Perspective -- Organisation of This Book -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Intervening in the Rural Collectivisation -- Mao's Defiance of Warnings from Civilian Leaders -- Peng's Criticism of the Economic Fanaticism -- The Advent of Economic Pragmatism within the CCP -- Mao in a Lose-Lose Situation after Lushan -- Notes -- Chapter 3: A Showdown with Mao in February 1967 -- The World Is Being Turned Upside Down -- The January Storm after Mao's Call to Seize Power -- Heated Quarrels over the Seizing-Power Push -- Mao's Quiet Compromise with Old Comrades -- Notes -- Chapter 4: The Armed Remonstrance in Wuhan -- Further Spread of Power-Seizure Activities -- Wuhan Plunged into Bitter Factional Rivalries -- Mao's Quiet Reflection after His Near-Miss Incident -- New Cracks while Stabilising the PLA -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Lin Biao and the End of Maoism -- The Ninth Congress as a Turning Point -- Open Cracks from Lin's Order No. 1 Onwards -- Another Showdown at Lushan in 1970 -- Lin's Fleeing and the End of Mao's Egotism -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Picking Up the Pieces after Mao -- Mao's Lingering Egocentrism and the Gang of Four -- Power Must Not Fall into Their Hands -- The Arrest of the Gang of Four -- Military as a Mechanism in Mao-Era Politics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Series Title | Politics in Asia Series |
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