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"With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that 1949 was actually the beginning, not the end, of the Chinese revolution." Building from this premise, Andrew G. Walder's new book looks at the ways that China was transformed in the 1950s in order to understand why and how Mao's decisions and initiatives - among those of other leaders - had the effects that they did. Written for a broad reading audience, China Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed (Harvard University Press, 2015)focuses on a core theme: the results of Mao's initiatives were often "unintended, unanticipated, and unwanted," by Mao himself, the party leadership, and the broader population. To help readers understand why this is important and how it happened, the first part of Walder's book offers a detailed and compelling account of the Communist Party's road to power and the legacy of this struggle for what happened after, including a military mobilization that formed the bureaucratic foundation for the new Chinese state, an organization oriented toward discipline and unity, and a flawed economic system imported from the Soviet Union. (Walder pays special attention to the differences in party tactics for mobilizing the cities and countryside.) The later chapters explore the transformations in the party in the 1950s and after, including a significant change in the meaning and motives for party membership that spurred Mao to enact measures with consequences ranging from counterproductive to devastating. China Under Mao analyzes these consequences, including the political and organizational causes of the massive failure of the Great Leap Forward and its aftermath. The book ends with a call to rethink Mao's legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Political sociologist Andrew G. Walder, the Denise O'Leary and Kent Thiry Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and Senior Fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, is a specialist on the sources of conflict, stability, and change in communist regimes and their successor states. Walder joins Francis Fukuyama to discuss China's economic slowdown, why it suffers from high inequality, and whether the country has peaked and is now facing long-term stagnation.Andrew G. Walder is the Denise O'Leary and Kent Thiry Professor of Sociology at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. His research has focused on the social impact of revolutions, particularly the sources of stability and change in communist regimes and their successor states, with a special emphasis on China. His book on Communist Neo-Traditionalism: Work and Authority in Chinese Industry (1986) examined the way that Communist Party organization and reward structures created patron-client forms of authority in post-revolution urban China. Professor Walder's subsequent work examined the evolution of property rights and economics organization under the impact of market reform and the consequences for social stratification, career and intergenerational mobility, and political conflict. He is the author of Fractured Rebellion: The Beijing Red Guard Movement (2009), which analyzed the origins of political factionalism during the Cultural Revolution and explored how this phenomenon altered the direction of the student movement and its social impact. At Stanford, he has served as Chair of the Department of Sociology; Director of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center; and Director of the Division of International, Comparative and Area Studies. Professor Walder is a past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a former Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. His books have received awards from the American Sociological Association and the Association for Asian Studies.
I was a guest on the Compounding Curiosity podcast, a new show founded by a ChinaTalk fan that focuses on ASEAN, and we had a halfway decent conversation! Hope you enjoy.Mentioned Content:After Xi: Future Scenarios for Leadership Succession in Post-xi Jinping EraChina Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed by Andrew G. WalderOuttro Music: 功夫胖KUNGFU-PEN -《阿修罗》https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRAO-f6LxUI Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
I was a guest on the Compounding Curiosity podcast, a new show founded by a ChinaTalk fan that focuses on ASEAN, and we had a halfway decent conversation! Hope you enjoy.Mentioned Content:After Xi: Future Scenarios for Leadership Succession in Post-xi Jinping EraChina Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed by Andrew G. WalderOuttro Music: 功夫胖KUNGFU-PEN -《阿修罗》https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRAO-f6LxUI Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
My guest today is Jordan Schneider (@jordanschnyc). Jordan is a China tech analyst at The Rhodium group, as well as the host of The ChinaTalk podcast and newsletter. In this conversation, we cover common prosperity, Xi Jinping's goals, and how this all ties in with ASEAN and the rest of the world. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Jordan Schneider. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep10 ------ Show Notes: [00:00:31] - [First question] - The education crackdown, what's the end goal? [00:05:13] - Does this tie in with common prosperity? [00:08:08] - Challenges to the common prosperity goal [00:11:25] - Lessons from the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution [00:14:13] - Annoying opinions from outsiders [00:15:55] - If Jordan was president? [00:18:03] - Xi Jinping compared to predecessors [00:23:35] - Thoughts on Xi [00:25:40] - How might the next transition of power play out [00:27:52] - China's relationship with ASEAN [00:30:02] - US-China Tech [00:36:17] - Jordan's goals when starting the ChinaTalk podcast [00:41:03] - Wrapping up and where to find Jordan online ------ Connect with Jordan: Follow Jordan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanschnyc ChinaTalk Podcast: http://link.chtbl.com/_znJBJCk ChinaTalk Newsletter: https://chinatalk.substack.com/ ------ Mentioned Content: After Xi: Future Scenarios for Leadership Succession in Post-xi Jinping Era: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/publications/after-xi China Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed by Andrew G. Walder: https://www.amazon.com/China-Under-Mao-Revolution-Derailed/dp/0674975499 ------ Stay up to date on the podcast by signing up to Curated by Kalani, where I share what I've been reading, learning, and watching for that week. I compress to impress and aim for maximal return on your time invested. Sign up at https://kalanis.substack.com ------ Connect with Kalani: Sign up for "Curated by Kalani": https://KalaniS.substack.com/ Visit the Compounding Curiosity PODCAST: https://CompoundingPodcast.com/ Follow Kalani Scarrott on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ScarrottKalani/ Follow Kalani Scarrott on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/KalaniScarrott/
“With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that 1949 was actually the beginning, not the end, of the Chinese revolution.” Building from this premise, Andrew G. Walder‘s new book looks at the ways that China was transformed in the 1950s in order to understand why and how Mao’s decisions and initiatives – among those of other leaders – had the effects that they did. Written for a broad reading audience, China Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed (Harvard University Press, 2015)focuses on a core theme: the results of Mao’s initiatives were often “unintended, unanticipated, and unwanted,” by Mao himself, the party leadership, and the broader population. To help readers understand why this is important and how it happened, the first part of Walder’s book offers a detailed and compelling account of the Communist Party’s road to power and the legacy of this struggle for what happened after, including a military mobilization that formed the bureaucratic foundation for the new Chinese state, an organization oriented toward discipline and unity, and a flawed economic system imported from the Soviet Union. (Walder pays special attention to the differences in party tactics for mobilizing the cities and countryside.) The later chapters explore the transformations in the party in the 1950s and after, including a significant change in the meaning and motives for party membership that spurred Mao to enact measures with consequences ranging from counterproductive to devastating. China Under Mao analyzes these consequences, including the political and organizational causes of the massive failure of the Great Leap Forward and its aftermath. The book ends with a call to rethink Mao’s legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that 1949 was actually the beginning, not the end, of the Chinese revolution.” Building from this premise, Andrew G. Walder‘s new book looks at the ways that China was transformed in the 1950s in order to understand why and how Mao’s decisions... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that 1949 was actually the beginning, not the end, of the Chinese revolution.” Building from this premise, Andrew G. Walder‘s new book looks at the ways that China was transformed in the 1950s in order to understand why and how Mao’s decisions and initiatives – among those of other leaders – had the effects that they did. Written for a broad reading audience, China Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed (Harvard University Press, 2015)focuses on a core theme: the results of Mao’s initiatives were often “unintended, unanticipated, and unwanted,” by Mao himself, the party leadership, and the broader population. To help readers understand why this is important and how it happened, the first part of Walder’s book offers a detailed and compelling account of the Communist Party’s road to power and the legacy of this struggle for what happened after, including a military mobilization that formed the bureaucratic foundation for the new Chinese state, an organization oriented toward discipline and unity, and a flawed economic system imported from the Soviet Union. (Walder pays special attention to the differences in party tactics for mobilizing the cities and countryside.) The later chapters explore the transformations in the party in the 1950s and after, including a significant change in the meaning and motives for party membership that spurred Mao to enact measures with consequences ranging from counterproductive to devastating. China Under Mao analyzes these consequences, including the political and organizational causes of the massive failure of the Great Leap Forward and its aftermath. The book ends with a call to rethink Mao’s legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
“With the benefit of hindsight, it is clear that 1949 was actually the beginning, not the end, of the Chinese revolution.” Building from this premise, Andrew G. Walder‘s new book looks at the ways that China was transformed in the 1950s in order to understand why and how Mao’s decisions... Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies
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