ORPP logo

Politics and Purges in China : Rectification and the Decline of Party Norms, 1950-65.

Teiwes, Frederick C.

Politics and Purges in China : Rectification and the Decline of Party Norms, 1950-65. - 2nd ed. - 1 online resource (663 pages) - Routledge Revivals Series . - Routledge Revivals Series .

Intro -- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- Abbreviations -- Introduction to the Second Edition -- Introduction to the First Edition -- Part I Doctrine, Methods and Historical Development -- 1. Rectification Doctrine -- 2. The Rectification Process: Methods, Sanctions and Effectiveness -- 3. The Origins of Rectification -- Part II Rectification According to the Norms, 1950-1957 -- 4. Rectification and the Consolidation of Power, 1950-1953 -- 5. The Purge of Gao Gang and Rao Shushi -- 6. The Hundred Flowers Experiment -- 7. The Anti-Rightist Campaign -- Part III The Norms Under Stress: Rectification and Purging, 1957-1965 -- 8. Rectification and the Great Leap Forward -- 9. The Dismissal of Peng Dehuai -- 10. Rectification and "Verdict Reversal" during the Crisis Years, 1960-1962 -- 11. Socialist Education, 1962-1965 -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Drawing upon released documents, memoirs and party-history works, the process and impact of the political campaigns in China between 1950 and 1965 is documented. Complete with extensive interviews with Chinese scholars and former officials, the book reviews the findings of the first edition.

9781315484754


China-Politics and government-1949-1976.


Electronic books.

DS777.55 .T459 2015

951.05

© 2024 Resource Centre. All rights reserved.