Mao's Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings, 1912-49: v. 4: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Soviet Republic, 1931-34

Comprises an English translation of every item Mao wrote during this period, of which the Chinese text can be obtained (over 225 documents are included), organized by the date written and arranged by year. Extensive, detailed notes explain the text, along with historian Stephen C. Averill's (Michigan State U.) thorough introduction to Mao's writings during the period from 1931 to 1934. As Mao's policy-making role was contested and progressively restricted at that time, Averill emphasizes in his introductory essay the history of inner-Party struggles rather than the texts themselves, which may offer an attenuated version of Mao's own views. This volume follows Volume I covering Mao's efforts to come to terms with the encounter between Chinese and Western ideas during the May Fourth Period; Volume II, addressing his role as a member of the Chinese Communist Party and the Guomindang; and Volume III, covering the period from mid-1927 to the beginning of the Guomindang government's "Encirclement and Suppression" campaigns in late 1930. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.