Harold Isaacs

The Tragedy of the Chinese Revolution

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The failed Chinese revolution of 1925-27 is one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. Stalin’s disastrous policy of subordinating the Chinese working class to the Kuomintang led to the bloody purge of its leaders in Shanghai. The defeats, in turn, further isolated the working class in the young USSR and thereby strengthened the Stalinist bureaucracy. Contains Trotsky’s original introduction.

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The failed Chinese revolution of 1925-27 is one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. Stalin’s disastrous policy of subordinating the Chinese working class to the Kuomintang led to the bloody purge of its leaders in Shanghai. The defeats, in turn, further isolated the working class in the young USSR and thereby strengthened the Stalinist bureaucracy. Contains Trotsky’s original Introduction:

“Isaacs’ book represents a scientific work from beginning to end. It is based on a conscientious study of a vast number of original sources and supplementary material.… The author of this book tries to deduce the character of the Chinese Revolution not from a priori definitions and not from historical analogies, but from the living structure of Chinese society and from the dynamics of its inner forces.… The reader will carry away not only a better-knit picture of the march of events but—what is more important—will learn to understand their social mainsprings.” – Leon Trotsky

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