May 23, 2024
In this episode of Guerrilla History, we
get into part 3 of our 4 part miniseries on modern Chinese history
featuring Ken Hammond (and guest host Breht O'Shea of Revolutionary
Left Radio) with an amazing discussion of The Great Leap Forward
and The Cultural Revolution!
If you haven't already listened to part 1 of the series,
on the
Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, or part 2 on The
Chinese Revolution & Civil War, be sure to go back and check
those out because we pick up right where we left off last
time. With these final two episodes in the series, we enter
the period where various ideological traditions diverge in their
analysis of the events, but regardless of what ideological
background you come from, we encourage you to listen to these and
engage with the information, as we believe the information will
help you deepen your own analysis regardless of your ideological
position.
Ken Hammond is Professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University. He has been engaged in radical politics since his involvement in the anti-war movement at Kent State in 1968-70. Ken is also the author of the book China’s Revolution & the Quest for a Socialist Future.
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