CHAPTER 15
Mao Zedong (1893–1976)
INTRODUCTION
Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-Tung) is considered as the father of modern communist China. He was a revolutionary leader and a celebrated thinker of Marxist Theory. He tried to adapt and revamp the Marxist theory and practice of revolution as per Chinese conditions. Mao Zedong was the first person to apply communist principles in purely Asiatic situations and in purely feudal societies. He founded the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai in 1921. The experiences and ideas which the Chinese Communist Party had learned while waging protracted struggles were summed up as Mao Zedong’s Thoughts.
MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MARXIST THEORY
- Unlike Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong has given a central position to ...
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