The Chinese Communist Revolution is one of the most important events in modern global history and has attracted significant scholarly attention both in and outside of China. This volume includes nine articles translated from Open Times (Kaifang shidai), one of Chinas leading academic journals. Topics include land reform, revolutionary theory, and the Chinese Civil War. Collectively, these articles introduce readers to key trends in PRC scholarship on the Chinese Revolution.
LI Fangchun, Ph.D. (2008), is currently a fellow and professor at the Institute for Advances Studies of Humanities and Social Sciences at Chongqing University, P.R.C. He has published many articles on the history of the Chinese communist revolution.
Brian DeMare, Ph.D. (2007) is Professor of History at Tulane University. He has published multiple books and articles about the Chinese revolution, including Tiger, Tyrant, Bandit, Businessman (Stanford, 2022) and Land Wars (Stanford, 2019).
Mark Czellér received his PhD in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Oxford in 2023, where he is currently Departmental Lecturer. His research interests are in the political and social history of the Mao era, particularly the designation and treatment of "class enemies.
