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informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A great overview of China’s socialist project! This book gives a great historical overview of the Chinese revolution but centers more on their contemporary aspirations.
Given all the misinformation and Sinophobia surrounding China, this is a great read for those who want a more left-leaning perspective. The authors do a great job of recognizing that the PRC is ultimately still an experiment and is bound to make missteps on the path to socialism. Even so, China’s accomplishments deserve to be celebrated, even if Western media recoils at this thought. These accomplishments are covered in detail in this book, which shows that China is still positioned to move towards a more egalitarian, socialist society.
Given all the misinformation and Sinophobia surrounding China, this is a great read for those who want a more left-leaning perspective. The authors do a great job of recognizing that the PRC is ultimately still an experiment and is bound to make missteps on the path to socialism. Even so, China’s accomplishments deserve to be celebrated, even if Western media recoils at this thought. These accomplishments are covered in detail in this book, which shows that China is still positioned to move towards a more egalitarian, socialist society.
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