GEOG 164 Chapter N/A: Reading - Week 2
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Lucien bianco, 1971 (1967), origins of the chinese revolution, 1915-1949. Written four decades ago, bianco"s historical account of china"s communist revolution is still among the best in contextualizing the revolution. It achieved the balance between the big picture and the microanalysis of personal experiences during a horrendous social turmoil and critical historical moment. Chapter 5 reform or revolution: what did the kuomintang (kmt) try to do to remedy the social economic situation in. Why did it fail list at least three reasons that bianco provided in the text. How were these two assets exploited by the chinese. How did these two assets lead to the nationalists" fall and the communists" rise to power: bianco suggested that economic reasons alone were not enough to mobilize the peasantry to support and join the communist revolution. What were the other reasons that mobilize the. Gordon white, 1992, changing patterns of public action in socialist development: the.