Mao and the Economic Stalinization of China, 1948-1953

by Hua-yu Li

In the first systematic study of its kind, Hua-yu Li explains why, in 1953, Mao suddenly changed direction in economic policy and launched China on a Stalinist road to socialism. In so doing, he profoundly changed the country's economic and political landscape. Including rich archival materials recently released from China and Russia, this book carefully examines Mao's ideological orientation and his relationship with Stalin. Li argues that Mao made...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742540537
• ISBN13: 9780742540538
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"