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Gramsci Vs. Mao, 2004.
This paper discusses the class struggle in Gramsci and Mao.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 16.95
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In this article, the writer looks at views of class struggle in Gramsci and Mao. The writer discusses Mao's views of contradiction and looks at how Mao defines identity.
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"Mao Tse-Tung outlines his view of the opposing interests and states of the proletariat and bourgeoisie. According to Mao all opposites are simultaneously different and interconnected. In each contradiction however, there is an echo of what is being contradiction. There can be no high without a low, no richness without poorness. And thus even things that are opposite are identical. Because each is the condition for the other's existence. This is the first meaning of identity ... "
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Mao Tse-tung's Rise to Political Power, 2006.
This paper explores in detail the life and political career of China's communist leader Mao Tse-Tung.
4,660 words (approx. 18.6 pages), 65 sources, APA, £ 85.95
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This paper contains in-depth research into the history of China's communist leader Mao Tse-tung, speculated to be the most powerful person who has ever lived. This paper delves into Mao's political and military career and examines his writings and thoughts that dominated the functioning of the People's Republic from 1949-76. Mao authored some 2,300 publications and 740 million copies of his "Quotations" have been printed. Adapting communism to Chinese conditions Mao stressed the need for rural rather than urban-based revolutions in Asia, for reducing rural-urban differences, and for perpetual revolution to prevent the emergence of new elites.
Topics covered in this report include:
Introduction
The Young Mao
The Rise of the CCP - Mao Tse Tung - The Cataclysmic Years
The Civil War: The Revolutionary Mao
The KMT and the Long March
Achievements of the Kuomintang (KMT)
Conclusion
Endnotes
Bibliography
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"One major area of dispute between Mao and the Returned Student leadership was military strategy. By early 1930s Mao had developed very strong opinions in this area. Despite the fact that he was without professional military training, he had always taken the strongest interest in war and strategy. The issues that divided him and the Central committee were not narrowly technical, but had important political implications."
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Mao Zedong, 2008.
A discussion on whether Mao Zedong could be considered a hero or a villain of the Chinese Revolution.
2,091 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 46.95
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This paper discusses how there are many different terms which have been used to describe Mao Zedong, including champion of the poor, visionary leader and brutal tyrant. The question remains as to whether Mao was truly a heroic leader of the revolution, or an evil tyrant oppressing the Chinese people to meet his own ends. While it may be argued that he could be both depending on the perspective of the individual it is important to understand why there remain very different views of Mao as a leader. The paper presents the different achievements of Mao during the Chinese revolution, along with the actions of Mao which have led to many portraying him as the villain of the people of China.
Outline:
Introduction
Hero
Villain
Conclusion
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"By 1921 Mao had become a fully fledged Communist as a result of many factors which had impacted upon his life until that time. At 27 years old he led a team from Hunan to the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai. It was here that he took his first political steps, and was declared secretary of the Hunan branch of the Chinese Communist Party. Mao quickly began to unionize the manual workers in the area, such as the railroad workers, carpenters and coal miners. Seen as a visionary, even at this early stage, Mao quickly rose up through the ranks of the Communist Party. In 1925 Mao was put in charge of the Nationalist Party's propaganda department, at a time when Sun Yat-sen was attempting to reunify China through cooperation between Communist and Nationalist parties. "
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Class, Class Cleavages and Mao, 2002.
This paper examines Mao's analysis of Chinese class structure.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 37.95
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Two elemental texts on class by Mao are considered and compared to J B Starr's analysis of Mao's concepts of class. Additionally the actual class structure of contemporary China is also compared to Mao's analysis.
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The Leadership of Mao Zedong, 2006.
An overview of the rise of Mao Zedong as leader of Communist China with a focus on the Long March.
1,801 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 40.95
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This paper examines Mao Zedong's rise to power in the Communist Party of China and focuses, in particular, how the Long March, in which Mao led some 130,000 men and women across 6,000 miles of China's countryside, actually promoted and solidified Mao's leadership.
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"Mao Zedong's leadership of 20th Century China has a heroic, almost mythic appeal to modern Communists, yet Chairman Mao cemented the majority of his power in the mid-1930s through a series of dramatic, forceful decisions. The greatest of these was a spectacular military campaign known as The Long March, in which Mao led some 130,000 men and women across 6,000 miles of China's countryside, losing nearly 120,000 of his soldiers to starvation and disease in the process. But by a magnificent twist of fate, instead of decimating him, the Long March proved his perseverance. It primarily created a mythology of Mao as Hero, but on more pragmatic terms it established a vital base of operations outside of the Kuomintang centers of power. It also strengthened his remaining army and roused support from a disgruntled peasant class who were later instrumental in shaping his mighty career."
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Gramsci and Marx's Philosophy, 2007.
This paper explains Antoni Gramsci's philosophical ideas in relation to Marxism and historical ideology.
762 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 19.95
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This paper defines the various differences and relationships with Marxist thought that Antoni Gramsci provides in his study of philosophy. The paper discusses Gramsci's spontaneous philosophy that revolves around the idea of common sense. The paper explains the inherent differences Gramsci finds in relation to Marxist issues of contradiction within society.
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"The major difference between Marxism and "spontaneous philosophy' for Gramsci is that intellectual order do not include common sense ideology; while Marx seeks out the differing method of "contradictions" to evaluate economic and social infrastructures. The spontaneous element of thinking in Gramsci's (1971) theory is controlled through the process of historical negation, as "common sense" is only a trend within historical patterns."
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Mao's Cultural Revolution, 2007.
An analysis of the events leading up to and the consequences of Mao Zedung's Cultural Revolution.
1,584 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 36.95
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This paper examines the events, context and consequences of Mao Zedung's Cultural Revolution. The first part of this paper examines the events that paved the way for the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. The next part then examines how the Cultural Revolution started and its degeneration into violence and destruction. It also studies how the excesses of the Cultural Revolution began and Mao's culpability for these abuses. In the conclusion, the paper examines the long-term consequences of the Cultural Revolution on Chinese society.
Table of Contents:
Gearing for Revolution
Chaos and Violence
Enduring Effects of the Cultural Revolution
Conclusion
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"Throughout these excesses, Mao's hand remained evident. In 1966, he reveled in his god-like status as he received millions of Red Guards at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. During this speech, Mao exhorted his followers to "smash the four olds," referring to old ideas, old culture, old habits and old customs (Jiang and Ashley 2000). When the Red Guard began to destroy ancient artifacts and books, Mao did nothing to stop them. On the contrary, he used his influence to ensure that political rivals were exiled or otherwise removed from power."
"Furthermore, by forcing intellectuals to labor camps, Mao was quelling resistance from the more critical segments of the population. This helped ensure that he had a pliable foundation for his revolutionary goals. In essence, Mao was establishing a new intelligentsia, one composed of peasants and workers who were fiercely loyal to him and his ideals."
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Mao Zedong, 2005.
An analysis of the writings of Mao Zedong on Communism.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper examines how Mao's early writing shows his theoretical attraction to Marxist analysis in elaborate class descriptions and how the campaign against the Nationalists of 1927-8 had shown him that a Communist revolution would involve strategy, long-term planning, and much political groundwork, in advance. This paper discusses two papers by Mao, plus the contrasting views of Sinologists Maurice Meisner and Mary C. Wright.
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"Two 1920s papers by Mao Zedong indicate his better understanding of Chinese society after the failure of the campaign in 1927-1928 in the Hunan-Kiangi border region, especially, in the Communists' efforts to move further from Hunan, as the campaign continued. Mao's shift of focus, on account of his forces' defeat is interesting to examine in the light of two also different Western scholarly opinions as offered by Maurice Meisner and Mary C. Wright. "
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Mao and Class Structure, 2002.
Mao's views of class and attempts to transform class structure.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, £ 37.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper examines Starr's analysis of Mao's views on classes and class conflict. It also uses Whyte and Paris's article and White's article to analyze the difficulties facing the CCP and Mao in transforming class.
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Mao's Views, 2005.
A comparative analysis of Mao's analysis of the social foundations of communist support in 1926 and 1928.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper compares Mao's analysis of the social foundations of communist support at two points in time: 1926, during the period of cooperation with the nationalists and at the end of 1928 when the Chinese Communist Party was struggling at the countryside. The paper looks at the changes in Mao's class analysis over the two years. His analysis is also compared to two other authors.
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"At the time of its formation in 1921, the Chinese Communist party was allayed with the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) in the fight to create new, stable and once again strong China. However, things have changed abruptly when the Kuomintang broke the alliance. It is worthy examining the change Mao Tse-tung's analysis of the class support to the revolution in the period before and after the break up with Kuomintang in 1927. "
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"Mao" by Andy Warhol, 2002.
This paper introduces and analyzes the painting "Mao" by artist Andy Warhol.
605 words (approx. 2.4 pages), 1 source, £ 15.95
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This paper discusses the painting, "Mao", acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas, that Andy Warhol painted in 1973 at the height of Mao's power in China. The author states that this painting is more realistic than many other Warhol paintings, but it is clearly his "style". The author believes that this painting is very interesting because of the two different mediums used and all the hidden meanings that seem to be buried in the colors and shapes.
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"The painting is over 15 feet high, and so Mao looks down at the viewers as if he is looking over a group of children. Mao's face is not what you would expect, except from someone like Warhol. The face is done in bright oranges and yellows, to show his Asian ancestry, but even more, to make him look vibrant and alive. Warhol has also given him bright red cheeks and lips, so much so that he looks like a woman wearing a lot of make-up, especially blush and bright lipstick. There is blue eye shadow over his eyes to enhance the look of make-up, too."
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Mao Zedong, 2006.
Critical analysis of Chang and Halliday's "Mao: The Unknown Story", emphasizing the Great Leap Forward.
3,450 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 85.95
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Critical analysis of Chang and Halliday's book, "Mao: The Unknown Story", emphasizing the Great Leap Forward. Gives the views of three other authors to determine and evaluate Mao's role in the Great Leap.
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"No one can deny that Mao Zedong was of enormous significance in shaping the history of China in the modern era or that he was equally significant an actor on the international ..."
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Mao Zedong, 2002.
An overview of the life and rule of Mao Zedong.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 37.95
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This undergraduate level paper is an exploration of the life of Mao Zedong. It focuses on his political leadership in China, his origins, and the nature of his rule. It concludes that, in the overall view, Mao's charisma was no match for his failures as a leader, which left China as little more than a barely industrialized Third World nation.
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'Chairman Mao would not be amused', 2002.
A look at 'Chairman Mao would not be amused' by Howard Goldblatt.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 63.95
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This ten-page undergraduate paper discusses the book "chairman Mao would not be amused' as well as the movie 'Raise the Red Lantern' in the context of post- Mao film and fiction.
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