The Localist Opposition within the Communist Party in Jiangxi (January to February 1930)

Mao moves to eliminate opposition to land reform among Jiangxi Communists. Further reading and listening: Stuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 3: From the Jinggangshan to the Establishment of the Jiangxi Soviets, July 1927-December 1930 Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949 Mao Zedong nianpu, 1893-1937 (毛泽东年谱) Li Qingzhao, “Like a Dream” Philip Huang, et al., Chinese Communists and Rural Society, 1927-1934 Joseph Fewsmith, Forging Leninism in China: Mao and the Remaking of the Chinese Communist Party, 1927–1934 Stephen Averill, “The Origins of the Futian Incident” Stephen Averill, “Party, Society, and Local Elite in the Jiangxi Communist Movement” Michael Dutton, Policing Chinese Politics Textum Dergi special issue on China Some names from this episode: Li Qingzhao, Song Dynasty poet (1084-1155) Guo Huaruo, Communist military theoretician Xiao Ke, Red Army commander Peng Pai, Communist peasant organizer Chen Duxiu, Communist leader during the period of the first united front with the Guomindang Mikhail Borodin, Comintern agent and political head of Soviet mission to aid the Guomindang Peng Dehuai, commander of the 5th Red Army Huang Gonglüe, commander of the 6th Red Army Zeng Shan, party secretary of Yanfu district, close ally of Mao Episode artwork:  The room where the February 7 Meeting was held Subscribe on Substack: peopleshistoryofideas.substack.com Support the show