Pdf mao zedong and the cultural revolution jonathan. Mao ruled china until he died on september 9, 1976 from parkinsons disease. Mao and cultural revolution pdf download ebook pdf, epub. Cultural revolution simple english wikipedia, the free. This paper presents an analysis of the former chinese communist party leader chairman mao zedong s political career reigned 19491976, with regards to his success and failures. Whether one views mao zedong as a hero or a demon, the great helmsman was undoubtedly a pivotal figure in the history of. The book was praised for its straightforward diction that reflected the mandarin language. Lazzerini evaluating the communist revolution by maurice meisner. Mao zedong also known as mao tsetung was a soldier, communist leader, and founding father of the peoples republic of china. The cultural revolution by jonathan spence the cult of mao by maurice meisner the transition from mao zedong to deng xiaoping by edward j. Cultural revolution was used by mao zedong to regain power after being shamed after the great leap forward and ceding some of his authority to his comrades liu shaoqi and deng xiaoping. The support from the peasants helped mao rise as a leader in the party. The political legacy of chinas cultural revolution yuhua wang january 19, 2017 abstract while an in. On october 1, 1949, mao zedong declared the foundation of the peoples republic of china, following a 20year civil war.
Free printable word search puzzle on the communist revolution in china under mao zedong. In the mid1990s, mao zedong s picture began to appear on all new renminbi currency from the peoples republic of china. In august 1966, mao zedong called for the start of a cultural revolution at the plenum of the communist central committee. In 1966, chinas communist leader mao zedong launched what became known as the cultural revolution in order to reassert his authority over the chinese government. Mao zedong and the chinese cultural revolution in the twentiethcentury world. What china looked like before the cultural revolution. The book is therefore not just about memories of the past, but also about what is happening in the present. Mao then tried to get support from young people in china by creating the book quotations from chairman mao zedong also known as the little red book, a collection of mao s sayings. The cultural revolution in full, the great proletarian cultural revolution took place from 1966 to 1976 in china. A brief overview of chinas cultural revolution britannica.
The movement that became known as the great proletarian cultural revolution represented an attempt by mao to go beyond the party rectification campaignsof which there had been many since 1942and to devise a new and more radical method for dealing with what he saw as the bureaucratic degeneration of the party. The cultural revolution 196676 mao reasserted his authority in 1966 in a masterful campaign drawing on his god like status and the rebellious nature of chinese youth. Mao zedong died in 1976 and the cultural revolution finally ended. Maos goal for the cultural revolution was to create a clever organization of the masses that would in turn lead to increased productivity starting with the youth. The political legacy of chinas cultural revolution scholars at. Deng xiaoping, who was opposed to the great leap forward and the cultural revolution, has to a certain extent rejected mao s legacy, famously saying that mao was 70% right and 30% wrong. Pdf the political leadership of mao zedong researchgate. Yet some have speculated that xi is in fact a neomaoist, pointing to his frequent references to mao zedong thought in speeches, visits to mao landmarks, and revival of the. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Mao zedong gradually developed and refined his educational doctrine on the basis of three main building blocks.
These texts condemn mao the cultural revolutionary but assign to the mao of new democracy a foundational historical role, and to mao zedong thought a living historical significance as an expression of collective party identity. After achieving victory against the nationalists, he founded the peoples republic of china and became its chairman and leader. Mao tse tung was creating this controversy in order to gain control over the country. Deng xiaoping, jiang told the gathering, proves himself to be comrade mao zedongs loyal comradeinarms, as well as the most prominent heir to and developer of mao zedong thought. Mao tsetung and the theory of the permanent revolution, 195869 volume 46 stuart r. A historiographical study in 1965, mao zedong believed that his socialist campaign was being threatened by liu shaoqi and his comrades who, in mao s eyes, were traitors to the revolution because they shied away from a genuine mass movement. He led these youth, the red guards, in the chinese cultural revolution by encouraging them to inflict violations to the rights of humans unto people who were not followers of mao s teachings. It was called the little red book and was made available to all. Comrade, chairman, helmsman the continuous revolutions of mao zedong chinas revolutions. Regardless of the depth of the research, this conclusion is not completely certain, as there is a lack of. The peoples republic the cultural revolution and after.
Mzdwg jianguo yilai mao zedong wengao writings of mao zedong since the founding of the prc. Communist party chairman mao zedong launched the cul tural revolution in. On a deep level it is about liberalism versus revolution and. How did economic reform introduce new political ideas to china. Mao zedongs little red book as communists we gain control with the power of the gun and maintain control with the power of the pen. Kong dongmei has been following in the footsteps of her grandfather, mao zedong, by promoting literature and culture. Click to see the fact file below for more interesting mao zedong facts or alternatively you can download our comprehensive worksheet pack. Chinas great cultural revolution is chairman maos magnificent and great achievement editorial by jocques grippa, secretory of the central committee of the belgian communist party. What was the ultimate result of mao s radical communist policies. In this period of time young people in china, led by mao zedong, wished to get rid of all the old in their country. Mao purged the party and the country of his opponents in order to save china from revisionists and save the revolution.
Experiencing maos revolutions part i mao documents. Conclusion chairman mao zedong was one of the most controversial yet effective leaders in modern history. And in the third and last phase, it criticizes his disastrous political movements, particularly the great leap forward and the cultural revolution. Perspectives of maos china mao zedong cultural revolution. Yang guang reports kong dongmei has the same mole on her chin as her grandfather, former chairman mao zedong, but thats not all. Mao zedong was born on december 26, 1893 in a small. The cultural revolution, formally the great proletarian cultural revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the peoples republic of china from 1966 until 1976. The cultural revolution 196676 was a political movement launched and led by mao zedong in china from may 1966 until october 1976.
I argue in this essay that salvaging mao from the cultural revolution to ap. While mao did not participate in the fighting, he was an avid supporter of the revolution and its aims of social and political reform. Mao tsetung and the theory of the permanent revolution. The movement that became known as the great proletarian cultural revolution represented an attempt by mao to go beyond the party rectification campaignsof which there had been many since 1942and to devise a new and more radical method for dealing with what he saw as the bureaucratic degeneration of the. The cultural revolution, known in full as the great proletarian cultural revolution, was launched by mao zedong, the chairman of the communist party of china, as a means of quashing. Major events in the life of a revolutionary leader all terms appearing in bold are included in the glossary.
Schram skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Mao was one of the most prominent communist theoreticians who governed a quarter of humankind for a quarter of a century. Ke y i d e a c o n c e p tu a l u n d e r sta n d i n g c o n te n t s p e c i fi c a ti o n o b j e c ti ve s. Interesting facts about mao zedong part of maos comeback in the cultural revolution was fueled by a small red book of his sayings. The great proletarian cultural revolution, usually known. Kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. Pdf mao zedong and the chinese cultural revolution in. Chinese communist revolution word search puzzle student. Launched by mao zedong, the chairman of the communist party of china cpc, its stated goal was to preserve chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from chinese society, and to reimpose mao.
Click download or read online button to get mao and cultural revolution pdf book now. Chinas new leader, deng xiaoping, made many reforms to mao s rules, but the government still stuck to its communist roots. In 1966 mao zedong started the chinese cultural revolution that would change the economic climate of china for generations to come. As you consider and paraphrase each of mao s sayings taken from his little red book, reflect on how. Mao zedong was born on december 26, 1893 in a small village. Deng xiaoping cited much more frequently and substantively than mao zedong and confucius is deng xiaoping, the architect of chinas second revolution reforms launched in the late 1970s.
Mao, zedong, wolin, richard, mao, zedong michel foucault, jeanpaul sartre, julia kristeva, phillipe sollers, and jeanluc godard. The early and most chaotic period was from 1966 to 1969. How successful was maos attempt to reassert his authority. Mao zedong, the great leap forward, and the cultural revolution n y s s o c i a l s tu d i e s f r a m e w o r k al i g n m e n t.
The cultural revolution by jonathan spence the cult of mao by maurice meisner the transition from mao zedong to deng xiaoping. Challenging the late mao thesis 123 challenging jung chang and jon halliday 125 liu shaoqi, deng xiaoping and the great leap forward 126 debates on issues related to the cultural revolution 128 disagreement between mao and liu shaoqi. In the most recent period since mao s death and the gang of fours ouster in the fall of 1976, there has been a return to pragmatism with the radical policies and stress on political goals of the cultural revolution period giving way to a renewed emphasis on developing professional and technical skills. The times 1974 the programme of sending educated youth to the. In maos eyes the chinese revolution was losing ground because of party conservatism. His leadership during movements like the long march and the establishment of the peoples republic of china had lasting consequences still felt in china today.
Communist china the great leap forward the cultural revolution tiananmen square mao zedong was a chinese military and political leader who led the communist party of china to victory against the kuomintang in the chinese civil war the leader of the peoples republic of china from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Nov 11, 2016 in line with the official party history and roderick macfaqhuar and michael schoenhalss 2008 book, dikotter equates the end of the cultural revolution with maos death and the arrest of the gang of four in 1976 and not with the 9th party congress in 1969, when all rebel organizations were dissolved and the period of social upheaval from below finally ended. The start of the cultural revolution followed the failure of the great leap forward. Secretary of the central com mittee of the belgian communist party, in an edi. It started in 1966 and ended with maos death in 1976. Now, some of these red guards are apologizing for their actions. Believing that current communist leaders were taking the party, and china itself, in the wrong direction, mao called on the nations youth to purge.
Mao zedong and chinas revolution ebook pdf download. The cultural revolution, was a time of large cultural change in china, started by the leader mao zedong. Imagine yourself a chinese citizen during the chinese cultural revolution. Mao zedong s little red book as communists we gain control with the power of the gun and maintain control with the power of the pen.
Mao zedong was the leader, spokesperson and symbol of the communist revolution in china. Come up with at least three reasons to justify your position. Introduction to the cultural revolution adapted from jonathan spence, the search for modern china, 2 0 0 1 the great proletarian cultural revolution, usually known s i mply as the cultural revolution or the great cultural revolution, was a complex social upheaval that began as a struggle between mao zedong and other top party leaders for. During the 1960s, a whos who of french thinkers, writers, and artists, spurred by chinas cultural revolution, were seized with a fascination for maoism. Politics and practice of class in the chinese cultural revolution, 1966 1969.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Mao zedong in contemporary chinese official discourse and history. Cultural revolution was used by mao zedong to regain power after being shamed after the great. Mao zedong 1 18931976 mao zedong led chinas communist revolution in the 1920s and 1930s and became chairman chief of state of the peoples republic of china in 1949, an office he held until 1959.
Mao zedong was the foremost chinese communist leader of the 20th century and the. Mao sparks the cultural revolution in august 1966, mao zedong called for the start of a cultural revolution at the plenum of the communist central committee. A group called the red guard facilitated mao s efforts by publicly attacking suspected teachers. He urged the creation of corps of red guards to punish party officials and any other persons who showed bourgeois tendencies. The hundred flowers campaign, great leap forward, and cultural revolution. China was caught up in the proletariat cultural revolution. The communist party was split between mao s partners and deng xiaopings partners. This included the old customs, old culture, old ideas, and old habits four olds. Maoist politics, global narratives, and the imagination of the world a dissertation presented by.
Lu tingyi, chief of ccps propaganda department, who also controlled the peoples daily publications, was purged. The revolution began with a military revolt in wuhan against the qing and quickly spread throughout china, forcing the qing to formally abdicate in 1912. Many scholars believe that the origins of the cultural revolution should be understood through the lens of maos personal goals to change the succession and to discipline the huge bureaucracies macfarquhar1997. Click download or read online button to get mao zedong and chinas revolution ebook pdf book now. A captivating guide to the life of a chairman of the communist party of china, the cultural revolution and the political theory of maoism. Essay on mao zedong and the chinese revolution 1583 words. May 10, 2016 the great proletarian cultural revolution was a decadelong period of political and social chaos caused by mao zedongs bid to use the chinese masses to reassert his control over the communist. Chinas great cultural revolution is chairman mao s magnificent and great achievement editorial by jocques grippa, secretory of the central committee of the belgian communist party. The benignsounding moniker belies the destruction it unleashed upon the countrys population. It was launched under the direction of chinese communist party ccp chairman mao. In the decades that followed, china experienced an intense cultural. Dengs program as firmly correcting maos mistakes, particularly the cultural revolution, but nevertheless growing organically out of mao zedong thought. As you consider and paraphrase each of maos sayings taken from his little red book, reflect on how. Mao zedong reached out to the youth of china because he knew that they would be too young to have remembered his failure with the great leap forward.
Policies in chinese education, particularly higher education, have undergone major shifts since 1949 in response to general swings in chinese policy, ideological debates and the political fortunes of. Min was nine years old when mao zedong implemented a series of economic and social changes throughout china that collectively became known as the cultural revolution 19661976. Listen to learn more about mao zedong, the red guards, and how the cultural revolution affects us today. Xis actual policies as a provincial party secretary and many early decisions as the new national leader would clearly have been anathema to mao. Mao later set up the cultural revolution group,35 which extended his control over public communications. Terms include, among others, beijing, communism, economic zones, great leap forward, onechild policy, responsibility system, and taiwan.
Mao tried to remove capitalists from the communist party, the party in charge of china. The mao zedong cultural revolution, also known as the great proletarian cultural revolution, occurred from 1966 to 1977 in all of china. Mao of the new democratic revolution and a mao of the cultural revolu tion. Such was the extent of his authority that, by the time of his death, chinese communism had become maoism. Administration irkutsk ulaanbaatar mongolia hohhot. China suppresses horrific history of cannibalism world.
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