Chen Duxiu, Founder of the Chinese Communist Party

by Lee Feigon

Book Overview

This book is the first complete study of Chen Duxiu, the controversial founder and first secretary-general of the Chinese Communist party. Disputing many conventional views of the New Culture movement and the early history of the party, Lee Feigon examines the social and political context of Chen's ideas and actions, particularly his relationship with the early Chinese youth movement.

Originally published in 1983.

The Princeton...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691613087
• ISBN13: 9780691613086
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"