China: Revolution and Counterrevolution

by Brian Becker, Gloria La Riva, Eugene Puryear

Revolution and Counterrevolution features analysis of the Chinese Revolution, the present Chinese economy, the trend towards capitalist restoration and how socialists inside the United States can lend their support to the people of China. revolution and counterrevolution is a unique contribution to the left, using a Marxist analysis to identify political and social trends in China 30 years after the introduction of capitalist market reforms.“The 1949 Chinese Revolution placed China squarely on the path toward socialist development. While elements of that revolution remain, the country and the ruling social order have dynamically moved toward the restoration of capitalist property relations.It is our assertion that if the overthrow of the Communist Party of China were carried out by forces of domestic counterrevolution—forces that would be vigorously supported by U.S. imperialism—it would represent a historic setback for China.”— revolution and counterrevolution“ revolution and counterrevolution is a timely short history of modern China that captures all the essential achievements and challenges facing Chinese socialism today. This book captures the drama and excitement of China’s success, the dangers inherent in market socialism, and the contradictions of building a new society in the world’s biggest developing country.”—David Ewing, U.S.-China Peoples Friendship Association, San FranciscoTable of ContentsI. What do socialists defend in China today? II. China today -- Capitalism and socialism in China -- Is China's foreign policy of appeasement sustainable? -- Independent development vs. imperialist domination -- Behind U.S. smears against China -- Tibet, imperialism, and self-determination -- Tiananmen Square and the threat of counterrevolutionIII. China and socialism -- Lenin and the Can market methods build socialism? -- China's 'socialist market economy' -- An appeal from within the 'Precarious is China's socialism!' IV. China's revolutionary legacy -- The Red a new kind of military -- The contributions of Mao Zedong -- The Sino-Soviet split -- Phases of China's socialist PSL Resolution on China

Genres: China

214 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2013

Reviews

[V C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read—would love to see an updated version

[Jamie Gray · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting read, although I disagree with the overall conclusion.

I do not believe that China has undergone a counterrevolution.

I believe that Deng Xiaoping's reforms are in line with the Marxist theory of socialist development, and I believe that the People's Republic of China is on the path to higher stages of civilization thanks to the guiding principals of the party. I wish the PRC the best of luck in achieving a "Moderately Prosperous Society" as their popular (according to Harvard) government has set out to do. The PSL should try winning elections in the United States instead of polemicizing a 90 million-member strong political party at the helm of the largest economic miracle since the American one.