Books : Biographic Dictionary of Chinese Communism, 1921-1965: Vol. 1, Ai Szu-ch'i - Lo I-nung; Vol. 2, Lo Jui-ch'ing--Yun Tai-ying (Harvard East Asian Series)
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by: Donald W. Klein, Anne B. Clark
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 951.04922
EAN: 9780674074101
ISBN: 0674074106
Label: Harvard University Press
Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1221
Publication Date: January 01, 1971
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Sales Rank: 3133026
Studio: Harvard University Press
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Product Description:
The Biographic Dictionary of Chinese Communism, first published in 1970, provides biographies of 433 influential figures of the Chinese Communist Party in the years from 1921 to 1965. Lucidly written, it has served as a valuable research tool, not only for students and scholars of Chinese history, but for scholars in other disciplines. By charting the careers of numerous Party officials, Donald W. Klein and Anne B. Clark provide insight into 'notable patterns of career activity'--particularly, of the frequent, dramatic rise and fall from power.
These are political biographies; the overwhelming majority deal with CCP, government, or military personalities. Approximately 200 of the entries are on members of the Party Central Committee. Each of the others documents a top leader in some field, from government ministers, Party officials in the provinces, provincial governors, diplomats, military and labor leaders, scientists, and science administrators to women and youth leaders, artists, and writers. Each biography contains all information then available on the person's family, education, socio-economic status, early revolutionary activity, and career after the Communists came to power in 1949, as well as the dates and purposes of all foreign trips, information about important writings, and involvement in all kinds of Party activities.
The biographies are well documented, and accompanied by 96 appendices which integrate many of the materials found in the text. For example, one appendix lists every ministry and minister since the People's Republic was established. The Biographic Dictionary also contains a glossary-name index, which lists 1,750 persons found in the text and appendices, along with the Chinese characters for their name. An annotated general bibliography lists the major sources and general references used throughout the study.
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