The Longest Night : Three Generations of Chinese Trotskyists in Defeat, Jail, Exile, and Diaspora /

With an introduction by Gregor Benton. The Longest Night tells the story of Chinese Trotskyism in its later years, including after Mao Zedong's capture of Beijing in 1949. It treats the three ages of Chinese Trotskyism: the founding generation around Chen Duxiu, Zheng Chaolin, Wang Fanxi, and P...

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Other Authors: Benton, Gregor (Editor), Yang, Yang (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Historical Materialism Book Series ; 329.
Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2025.

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Call Number: DS501

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Summary:With an introduction by Gregor Benton. The Longest Night tells the story of Chinese Trotskyism in its later years, including after Mao Zedong's capture of Beijing in 1949. It treats the three ages of Chinese Trotskyism: the founding generation around Chen Duxiu, Zheng Chaolin, Wang Fanxi, and Peng Shuzhi, who joined the Opposition after their expulsion from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP); the first generation of those who (after 1931) did not first pass through the ranks of the CCP before becoming Trotskyists; and those who became Trotskyists after 1949, mainly in Hong Kong and the diaspora. See Less
Physical Description:1 online resource (1176 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004709942