This essay was originally to deal with debates regarding Soviet Russian history. ... It was also an event for which no definite argument had been published, so it was optimal for this task. ... The subject is also advantageous as at several points the Sino-Soviet histories overlap. ... Events casting the Cultural Revolution in a negative light include the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the rise of Occidentalism, availability of new evidence and the death of Lin Biao. ... Essay The context in which history is written influences its interpretation of the events. ...

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Mainland Failure, Island Success: Comparing KMT Economic and Political Policies in China and Taiwan Introduction One does not need to search very thoroughly to find mountains of work on the rise of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the revolution of 1949 or "miracle- economic growth on Taiwan after the Kuomintang (KMT or "Nationalists-) took power following its retreat from the mainland. ... So let us start with those authors who looked at the missteps that helped explain the CCP's rise to power. ... They also significantly "Sinified- Marxist theory, suiting it to the n...

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Introduction While working on a draft of this essay, a copy of Chao Xi's [Chinese characters?] ... The goal of this essay will be to take a stab at setting out this social and political context. ... Historical Background: Sovereignty's Fall and Rise A. ... While battling these rebels the Qing also were confronted by an array of groups motivated by separatist dreams, religious fervor, or the simple pressures of starvation and banditry. ...

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