Anarchism in the Chinese Revolution

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Arif Dirlik's latest offering is a revisionist perspective on Chinese radicalism in the twentieth century. He argues that the history of anarchism is indispensable to understanding crucial themes in Chinese radicalism. And anarchism is particularly significant now as a source of democratic ideals within the history of the socialist movement in China.Dirlik draws on the most recent scholarship and on materials available only in the last decade to compile the first comprehensive history of his subject available in a Western language. He emphasizes the anarchist contribution to revolutionary discourse and elucidates this theme through detailed analysis of both anarchist polemics and social practice. The changing circumstances of the Chinese revolution provide the immediate context, but throughout his writing the author views Chinese anarchism in relation to anarchism worldwide. Back Matter Author’s Note Dedication Acknowledgments Chapter One*Introduction:* Anarchism and Revolutionary Discourse The Anarchist Presence in the Chinese Revolutionary Movement The Anarchist Contribution to Radical Ideology Anarchism and Revolutionary Discourse Chapter Two*Nationalism, Utopianism, and Revolutionary Politics:*Anarchist Themes in the Early Chinese Revolutionary Movement. Nationalism and Revolution: Global Consciousness and the Reconceptualization of Political Space Initial Reception of Anarchism Anarchist Themes in the Early Revolutionary Movement Chapter Three*Science, Morality, and Revolution:*Anarchism and the Origins of Social Revolutionary Thought in China Anarchism and Social Revolution The Place of Anarchism in Late Qing Politics The Paris Anarchists The Tokyo Anarchists Vision and Revolution Chapter Four*Anarchists against Socialists in Early Republican China Anarchist Currents in the Early Republic Shifu and Guangzhou Anarchism Anarchism Against Socialism Conclusion Chapter Five*Radical Culture and Cultural Revolution:*Anarchism in the May Fourth Movement Contemporary Witnesses The New Culture Movement and Anarchism Anarchist Activity After 1915 The October Revolution and Anarchism The Dialectics of Revolution: Social Revolution and Ethical Transformation Anarchism and Cultural Radicalism in the May Fourth Period Chapter Six*The Anarchist Alternative in Chinese Socialism, 1921–1927 Anarchists and Marxists: Collaboration and Split Anarchism and Bolshevism: The Parting of the Ways Anarchism Against Bolshevism and Marxism Bolshevism and the Distortion of Revolution The Critique of Marxism Anarchists and Revolution in China Revolution and Organization Revolutionary Institutions of Anarchism: Labor Syndicates and Rural Communes Social and Cultural Revolution in Anarchist Activity In Retrospect Chapter Seven*The Revolution That Never Was:*Anarchism in the Guomindang Anarchists and the Guomindang National Labor University Ideological Contradictions: Anarchism And The Three People’s Principles The Suppression of Anarchism Epilogue Chapter Eight*Aftermath and Afterthoughts The Dispersion of Anarchism Revolutionary Discourse and Chinese Communism A Concluding Observation Bibliography