Communist Party of China and Marxism, 1921-1985

A Self-Portrait

Ladany Laszlo, Elegant Robert

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Without an understanding of the Communist Party no one can understand the China in which the Party has dominated the country. This book follows the development of the Communist Party and of Marxism in China from the early years. For the years 1921-1949, it relies mainly on revelations in the Communist press of the early 1980s, when Chinese historians of the Party were relatively free to write. In relation to the People's Republic, beginning in 1949, it summarises what was reported by the author in China News Analysis. This is essentially the story of the Chinese Communist Party in its own words.

About the Author

Laszlo Ladany, born in Hungary in 1914, studied the violin at the Budapest Conservatoire and obtained the degree of Dr Iuris Utrisque at the University. He entered the Jesuit Order in 1936. In 1940-1949 he studied in China, then left for Hong Kong where, during the years 1953-1982, he published a weekly newsletter, China News Analysis, known to all China experts.

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