{"product_id":"from-friend-to-comrade-the-founding-of-the-chinese-communist-party-1920-1927-hardcover","title":"From Friend to Comrade: The Founding of the Chinese Communist Party, 1920-1927 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans J. Van De Ven\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars have long held that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was a centralized organization from its founding in 1921. In a departure from that view, \u003ci\u003eFrom Friend to Comrade\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates how the CCP began as a group of study societies, only evolving into a mass Marxist-Leninist party by 1927.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHans J. van de Ven's study is based on party documents of the 1920s that have only recently become available, as well as the writings of a wide range of Chinese communists. He analyzes the party's difficulty in building a cohesive organization firmly rooted in Chinese society. While past scholarship has emphasized the influence of Soviet communism on the CCP, van de Ven stresses the thinking and actions of Chinese communists themselves, placing their struggle in the context of China's political history and highly complex society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHans J. van de Ven\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Chinese Studies and Fellow of St. Catherine's College, University of Cambridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9 x 6.64 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45390767718502,"sku":"9780520072718","price":124.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cmhKRlNsUDBDRWY4MG9PSElsanJyQT09.webp?v=1775112590","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/from-friend-to-comrade-the-founding-of-the-chinese-communist-party-1920-1927-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}