TY  - BOOK
AU  - Saich,Tony
TI  - FROM REBEL TO RULER: one hundred years of the chinese communist party 
SN  - 0674293916
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Massachusetts
PB  - BELKNAP HARVARD
KW  - Zhongguo gong chan dang
KW  - History
KW  - Communism
KW  - China
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1912-1949
KW  - 1949-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Back cover: Mao Zedong and the twelve young men who founded the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 could hardly have imagined that less than thirty years later, they would rule China. Over a century later the party remains in command, leading a nation primed for global dominance. From Rebel to Ruler is a landmark history of the Chinese Communist Party--its rise against incredible odds, its struggle to consolidate power and overcome self-inflicted disasters, and its ability to thrive long after the collapse of the Soviet Union and dissolution of other communist parties. Leninist systems are thought to be rigid, yet the Chinese Communist Party has proved adaptable. Tony Saich shows that the party owes its endurance to its flexibility. But is it nimble enough to realize Xi Jinping's "China Dream"? Challenges are multiplying, as a restless middle class makes new demands and the party strays ever further from its revolutionary roots
ER  -