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This work offers translations of the material in Mao's 20 volumes,
and also gives translations of other materials released in Beijing
in 1993 on the occasion of Mao's centenary. The book opens with
Mao's conversion to Marxism and to the Soviet model of proletarian
dictatorship.
Mao Zedong (also known as Mao Tse-tung) is regarded as one of the
most controversial figures in modern world history. Having
conquered the country, he ruled the People's Republic of China from
its establishment as a Communist state in 1949 until the time of
his death in 1976. Brilliant and ruthless, his legacy includes
guerrilla warfare tactics, violent cultural revolutions, and
enduring Communist propaganda. He was named one of the 100 most
influential figures of the 20th century by "Time Magazine."
Eric Margolis of the "Huffington Post" writes of Chairman Mao:
" "Mao was an accomplished poet, writer and historian, a profound
thinker, and a superb military strategist. He crushed the US-backed
Nationalist's 4.3-million strong armies in a series of titanic
battles, forcing his rival, Chiang Kai-shek, to flee to Taiwan...
The Great Helmsman united fractured, war-torn China, restoring its
pride and self-confidence after two centuries of humiliation. Mao
thwarted both Soviet and U.S. efforts to turn China into a client
state, and built up China's military power... Mao's aides dared not
tell him millions were starving. Red Emperor Mao was prodigal with
his people's lives, and, according to aides who were close to him,
was shockingly indifferent to their suffering. Mao horrified even
brutal Soviet leaders by saying he was prepared to lose half his
people to emerge victorious from a nuclear war...""
The third volume in this special collection contains five
important lectures and essays by Chairman Mao:
*Part 1 - On Policy
*Part 2 - On Practice
*Part 3 - On Contradiction
*Part 4 - On New Democracy
*Part 5 - On the Correct Handling of Contradictions among the
People
Excerpt from "Collected Writings of Chairman Mao - On Policy,
Practice and Contradiction" by Mao Zedong
Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Above all, Marxists regard man's activity in production as the
most fundamental practical activity, the determinant of all his
other activities. Man's knowledge depends mainly on his activity in
material production, through which he comes gradually to understand
the phenomena, the properties and the laws of nature, and the
relations between himself and nature; and through his activity in
production he also gradually comes to understand, in varying
degrees, certain relations that exist between man and man. None of
this knowledge can be acquired apart from activity in production.
In a classless society every person, as a member of society, joins
in common effort with the other members, enters into definite
relations of production with them and engages in production to meet
man's material needs. In all class societies, the members of the
different social classes also enter, in different ways, into
definite relations of production and engage in production to meet
their material needs. This is the primary source from which human
knowledge develops.
Mao Zedong (also known as Mao Tse-tung) is regarded as one of the
most controversial figures in modern world history. Having
conquered the country, he ruled the People's Republic of China from
its establishment as a Communist state in 1949 until the time of
his death in 1976. Brilliant and ruthless, his legacy includes
guerrilla warfare tactics, violent cultural revolutions, and
enduring Communist propaganda. He was named one of the 100 most
influential figures of the 20th century by "Time Magazine."
Eric Margolis, of the "Huffington Post" writes of Chairman Mao:
""Mao was an accomplished poet, writer and historian, a profound
thinker, and a superb military strategist. He crushed the US-backed
Nationalist's 4.3-million strong armies in a series of titanic
battles, forcing his rival, Chiang Kai-shek, to flee to Taiwan...
The Great Helmsman united fractured, war-torn China, restoring its
pride and self-confidence after two centuries of humiliation. Mao
thwarted both Soviet and U.S. efforts to turn China into a client
state, and built up China's military power... Mao's aides dared not
tell him millions were starving. Red Emperor Mao was prodigal with
his people's lives, and, according to aides who were close to him,
was shockingly indifferent to their suffering. Mao horrified even
brutal Soviet leaders by saying he was prepared to lose half his
people to emerge victorious from a nuclear war..."
The first volume in this special collection contains six important
lectures and essays by Chairman Mao.
*Part 1 - Basic Tactics
*Part 2 - On Correcting Mistaken Ideas in the Party
*Part 3 - The Chinese Revolution and the Chinese Communist Party
*Part 4 - The Role of the Chinese Communist Party
*Part 5 - The Orientation of the Youth Movement
*Part 6 - Win the Masses
Excerpt from "Collected Writings of Chairman Mao - Politics and
Tactics" by Mao Zedong.
Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
WE MUST ORGANIZE THE MASSES AND UNITE WITH THEM
Modern warfare is not a matter in which armies alone can determine
victory or defeat. Especially in guerrilla combat, we must rely on
the force of the popular masses, for it is only thus that we can
have a guarantee of success. The support of the masses offers us
great advantages as regards transport, assistance to wounded,
intelligence, disruption of the enemy's position, etc. At the same
time, the enemy can be put into an isolated position, thus further
increasing our advantages. If, by misfortune, we are defeated, it
will also be possible to escape or to find concealment.
Consequently, we must not lightly give battle in places where the
masses are not organized and linked to us.
WE MUST NOT FEAR THE ENEMY
When we see the enemy, simply because he has a weapon in his
hands, we must not be frightened to death, like a rat who sees a
cat. We must not be afraid of approaching him or infiltrating into
his midst, in order to carry out sabotage. We are men; our enemies
are also men; we are all men, so what should we fear? The fact that
he has weapons? We can find a way to seize his weapons.
All we are afraid of is getting killed by the enemy. But when we
undergo the oppression of the enemy to such a point as this, how
can anyone still fear death? And if we do not fear death, then what
is there to fear about the enemy? So when we see the enemy, whether
he is many or few, we must act as though he can satisfy our hunger,
and immediately swallow him.
Mao Zedong (also known as Mao Tse-tung) is regarded as one of the
most controversial figures in modern world history. Having
conquered the country, he ruled the People's Republic of China from
its establishment as a Communist state in 1949 until the time of
his death in 1976. Brilliant and ruthless, his legacy includes
guerrilla warfare tactics, violent cultural revolutions, and
enduring Communist propaganda. He was named one of the 100 most
influential figures of the 20th century by Time Magazine.
Eric Margolis, of the "Huffington Post" writes of Chairman Mao:
""Mao was an accomplished poet, writer and historian, a profound
thinker, and a superb military strategist. He crushed the US-backed
Nationalist's 4.3-million strong armies in a series of titanic
battles, forcing his rival, Chiang Kai-shek, to flee to Taiwan...
The Great Helmsman united fractured, war-torn China, restoring its
pride and self-confidence after two centuries of humiliation. Mao
thwarted both Soviet and U.S. efforts to turn China into a client
state, and built up China's military power... Mao's aides dared not
tell him millions were starving. Red Emperor Mao was prodigal with
his people's lives, and, according to aides who were close to him,
was shockingly indifferent to their suffering. Mao horrified even
brutal Soviet leaders by saying he was prepared to lose half his
people to emerge victorious from a nuclear war..."
The second volume in this special collection contains three
important lectures and essays by Chairman Mao dealing with
guerrilla warfare:
*Part 1 - On Guerrilla Warfare
*Part 2 - Problems of Strategy in Guerrilla War against Japan
*Part 3 - On Protracted War
Excerpt from "Collected Writings of Chairman Mao: Volume 2 -
Guerrilla Warfare" by Mao Zedong.
Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
In September 1812, Napoleon, in the course of swallowing all of
Europe, invaded Russia at the head of a great army totaling several
hundred thousand infantry, cavalry, and artillery. At that time,
Russia was weak and her ill-prepared army was not concentrated. The
most important phase of her strategy was the use made of Cossack
cavalry and detachments of peasants to carry on guerrilla
operations. After giving up Moscow, the Russians formed nine
guerrilla divisions of about five hundred men each. These, and vast
groups of organized peasants, carried on partisan warfare and
continually harassed the French Army. When the French Army was
withdrawing, cold and starving, Russian guerrillas blocked the way
and, in combination with regular troops, carried out counterattacks
on the French rear, pursuing and defeating them.
The army of the heroic Napoleon was almost entirely annihilated,
and the guerrillas captured many officers, men, cannon, and rifles.
Though the victory was the result of various factors and depended
largely on the activities of the regular army the function of the
partisan groups was extremely important. The corrupt and poorly
organized country that was Russia defeated and destroyed an army
led by the most famous soldier of Europe and won the war in spite
of the fact that her ability to organize guerrilla regimes was not
fully developed. At times, guerrilla groups were hindered in their
operations and the supply of equipment and arms was insufficient.
If we use the Russian saying, it was a case of a battle between
"the fist and the axe."
Written by Mao in January, 1940, the chapters are: Whither China?
We Want to Build A New China China's Historical Characteristics The
Chinese Revolution is Part of the World Revolution The Politics of
New Democracy The Economy of New Democracy Refutation of Bourgeois
Dictatorship Refutation of "Left" Phrase-Mongering Refutation of
the Die-Hards The Three People's Principles, Old and New The
Culture of New Democracy The Historical Characteristics of China's
Cultural Revolution The Four Periods Some Wrong Ideas About the
Nature of Culture A National Scientific and Mass Culture
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On Guerilla Warfare (Paperback)
Mao Tse-Tung; Translated by Samuel B. Griffith
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The first documented, systematic study of guerrilla warfare, this
1937 text remains the definitive guide. Based on Mao's own
experiences and his interpretations of the classic strategies of
Sun-tzu, it concisely explains why guerrilla activities should be
integrated into conventional military activities and discusses the
organization and operation of guerrilla units.
One of the most influential documents of our time, Mao Tse-tung's
pamphlet on guerrilla warfare has become the basic textbook for
waging revolution in underdeveloped and emergent areas throughout
the world. Recognizing the fundamental disparity between agrarian
and urban societies, Mao advocated unorthodox strategies that
converted deficits into advantages: using intelligence provided by
the sympathetic peasant population; substituting deception,
mobility, and surprise for superior firepower; using retreat as an
offensive move; and educating the inhabitants on the ideological
basis of the struggle. This radical new approach to warfare, waged
in jungles and mountains by mobile guerrilla bands closely
supported by local inhabitants, has been adopted by other
revolutionary leaders from Ho Chi Minh to Che Guevara. Mao wrote On
Guerrilla Warfare in 1937 while in retreat after ten years of
battling the Nationalist army of Chiang Kai-shek. Twelve years
later, the Nationalist Chinese were rousted from the mainland, and
Mao consolidated his control of a new nation, having put his
theories of revolutionary guerrilla warfare to the test.
Established governments have slowly come to recognize the need to
understand and devise means to counter this new method of warfare.
Samuel B. Griffith's classic translation makes Mao's treatise
widely available and includes a comprehensive introduction that
profiles Mao, analyzes the nature and conduct of guerrilla warfare,
and considers its implications for American policy.
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On Guerrilla Warfare (Paperback)
Mao Tse-Tung, Mao Zedong; Translated by Samuel B. Griffith
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The book is written in the context of China's guerrilla war against
Japanese occupiers; this conflict is mentioned often by Mao. In
this book Mao discusses the differences between guerrilla and
"orthodox" military forces, as well as how such forces can work
together for a common goal. Other topics covered include propaganda
and political concerns, the formation of guerrilla units, the
qualities of a good guerrilla officer, discipline in a guerrilla
army, and guerrilla bases.
Text: English (translation) Original Language: Chinese
These quotations from the writings and speeches of Mao Tse-tung,
the father of Chinese communism, offer a rare and penetrating
insight into the political and philosophic thought of one of the
most hated and revered men to ever have lived. This is a classic
text in the politics of revolutionary socialism and propaganda.
Note: Publication of this document does NOT constitute an
endorsement by the publisher of all of its contents.
This is a new release of the original 1954 edition.
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