Marxism in Asia

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The 1985 work re-published in 2015. Marxism is a theory which originated in the context of nineteenth-century industrialised Europe. Despite its European origins, Marxism has actually found greatest significance as a doctrine for change in the context of the underdeveloped peasant societies of Asia. This paradox has only been resolved through adaptation of Marxism to suit the specific features of particular Asian societies. There has consequently been a differentiation of Marxism along national lines. In this book, first published in 1985, the theoretical and practical implications for this national differentiation of a ‘universal’ (European) theory are explored, followed by a more detailed analysis of the manner in which Marxism has developed during different historical periods in particular Asian contexts. 1. Introduction: Marx and Europe, Marxism in Asia 2. Leninism, Stalinism and the Comintern 3. Mao Zedong and the 'Sinification of Marxism' 4. Mao Zedong and the Chinese Road to Socialism 5. Chinese Marxism Since Mao 6. The Juche Idea and the Thought of Kim II Sung 7. Marxism in Japan: Theory Versus Tradition 8. The Application of Marxism-Leninism to Vietnam 9. Kampuchea and Stalinism; 10 The Indonesian Marxist Tradition