How the Red Sun Rose: The Origin and Development of the Yan'an Rectification Movement, 1930-1945

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This work offers the most comprehensive account of the origin and consequences of the Yan'an Rectification Movement from 1942 to 1945. The author argues that this campaign emancipated the Chinese Communist Party from Soviet-influenced dogmatism and unified the Party, preparing it for the final victory against the Nationalist Party in 1949. More importantly, this monograph shows in great detail how Mao Zedong established his leadership through this party-wide political movement by means of aggressive intra-party purges, thought control, coercive cadre examinations, and total reorganizations of the Party's upper structure. The result of this movement not only set up the foundation for Mao's new China, but also deeply influenced the Chinese political structure today. The Chinese version of How the Red Sun Rose was published in 2000, and has had nineteen printings since then. Contents Foreword Preface Preface to the Second Printing Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. The Origins of the Disagreements between Mao and the Central Leadership of the Chinese Communist Party 2. The Expansion of Mao’s Power after the Zunyi Conference and Moscow’s Political Interference 3. Power Struggles and Reorganization of the Party Leadership after Wang Ming’s Return to China 4. Mao’s Great Victory over Wang Ming 5. Seizing the Power of Ideological “Interpretation” 6. The Internal and External Environments of the Chinese Communist Party and Mao’s Advantageous Position on the Eve of the Rectification Movement 7. Revolution Begins at the Top: Mao and Wang Ming Cross Swords 8. The Revolution Shifts Downward: The Launch of the Full-scale Rectification Movement 9. From the “Yan’an Spring” to the Attack on Wang Shiwei 10. The Revolution Deepens: Reconstructing the Apparatus for Propaganda and Cadre Education 11. Forging the “New Man”: From Rectification to Cadre Examination 12. The Revolution Hits Its Peak: The Cadre Examination, Anti-spy, and Emergency Rescue Campaigns 13. Yan’an and the Base Areas during the Emergency Rescue Campaign 14. Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Retreat of the Emergency Rescue Campaign 15. “Long Live Chairman Mao”: The Culmination of the Yan’an Rectification Movement Postscript Notes Bibliography Index