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EBOOK East Wind:China and the British Left, 1925-1976
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780191640735
EAN: 049EF2F6EB
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Stron: 288
Data wydania: 2012
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East Wind offers the first complete, archive-based account of the relationship        between China and the British Left, from the rise of modern Chinese nationalism to        the death of Mao Tse tung. Beginning with the "e;Hands Off China"e; movement of the        mid-1920s, Tom Buchanan charts the mobilisation of British opinion in defence of        China against Japanese aggression, 1931-1945, and the role of the British left in        relations with the People's Republic of China after 1949. He shows howthis        relationship was placed under stress by the growing unpredictability of Communist        China, above all by the Sino-Soviet dispute and the Cultural Revolution, which meant        that by the 1960s China was actively supported only by a dwindling group of        enthusiasts. The impact of the suppression of the studentprotests in Tiananmen        Square (June 1989) is addressed as an epilogue.East Wind argues that the        significance of the left's relationship with China has been unjustly overlooked.          There were many occasions, such as the mid-1920s, the late 1930s and the early        1950s, when China demanded the full attention of the British left. It also argues        that there is nothing new in the current fascination with China's emergence as an        economic power. Throughout these decades the British left was aware of the immense,        unrealised potential of the Chinese economy, and of howChina's economic growth could        transform the world.In addition to analysing the role of the political parties and        pressure groups of the left, Buchanan sheds new light on the activities of many        well-known figures in support of China, including intellectuals such as Bertrand        Russell, R H Tawney and Joseph Needham. Many other interesting stories emerge,        concerning less well-known figures, which show the complexity of personal links        between Britain and China during the twentieth century.

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