Question: What were the most important achievements of the new communist government in China during the 1950’s?
Answer: Mao Zedong achieved a great deal during his time in power in 20th century China, whether he achieved this in a way that is perceived (especially by Westerners) as beneficial to his people is a key source of debate – many academics, Western and Chinese alike have endeavoured to pursue this notion. Thus, it must be brought to light before beginning a discussion on Mao’s management of government that the majority of recent theories on Mao have been somewhat flippant in their discourse. As Dirlik, Healy and Knight (1997) have argued:
“…The approach [in scholarship on Mao] frequently encountered is a rather complacent empiricism, one which assumes the construction of Mao and his thought within discourse to be a largely unproblematic exercise which relies on a diligent, but largely atheoretical, attention to the facts of Mao’s life and his thought as contained in the Mao texts.”...(short extract)
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- Subject: History
- Course: World History
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 63%
- Words: 3193
- Date submitted: October 07, 2009
- Date written: November, 2005
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 2199
