Mao Zedong Road to Power, Volume VI: The New Stage (August 1937-1938)

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Road to Power: Revolutionary Writings compiles translated Mao Zedong pre-1949 texts for Volume VI, covering August 1937–1938, a critical phase of the war of resistance. The volume is prepared by the John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Research at Harvard University and supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Henry Luce Foundation. Front matter includes publication and cataloging data, an east gate book imprint, and a contents overview introducing acknowledgments, a general introduction, and the August 1937–1938 writings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

FormatPDF

Pages931

Reading Time23 h 54 min

Contents

General Introduction: Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolution, 1912-1949

Introduction: The Writings of Mao Zedong, August 1937-1938

Part I. Texts (1937)

Acknowledgments

VolumeVIThe New StageAugust 1937-1938http://dztsg2.net/doc大众图书馆 # ROADTOPOWERRevolutionaryVritingsI9I2·I949 Stuart R.Schram,Editor Nancy J.Hodes.Associate Editor VolumeVIThe New StageAugust 1937-1938 ROADTOPOWERRevolutionaryVritingsI9I2·I949 This volume was prepared under the auspices ofthe John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Research,Harvard University The project for the translation of Mao Zedong's pre-1949 writingshas been supported by a grant from the National Endowmentfor the Humanities,an independent federal agency. A grant to aid the completion of the project hasalso been received fromThe Henry Luce Foundation,Inc ## The Cover "March forward resolutely,fight Japan,and save China."(Inscription for the SecondCongress of the Northwest Youth National Salvation Association,November,1938) VolumeVIThe New StageAugust1937-1938 ROADTOPOWERRevolutionaryVritingsI9I2·I949 Stuart R.Schram,Editor Nancy J.Hodes,Associate Editor AN EAST GATE BooK M.E.Sharpe Armonk,New YorkLondon,England An East Gate Book Copyright ◎2004 by John King Fairbank Center for East Asian ResearchIntroductory materials copyright ◎2004 by Stuart R.Schram All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced in any formwithout written permission from the publisher,M.E.Sharpe,Inc.,80 Business Park Drive,Armonk,New York 10504. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data (Revised for vol.6) Mao,Tse-tung,1893-1976. Mao's road to power. "East gate book." Includes bibliographical references and index, Contents:v.1.The pre-Marxist period,1912-1920— v.6.The New Stage,August 1937-1938 I.Schram,Stuart R., II.Title DS778.M3A251992 951.0492-26783 ISBN 1-56324-049-1(v.1acid-free);ISBN 1-56324-457-8(pbk;acid-free) Volume 6:ISBN 0-7656-0793-X(acid-free) CIP Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requrements ofAmerican National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,ANSI Z 39.48-1984 BM(c)1098 7 65 4 3 2 1 Contents xvii Acknowledgments General Introduction:Mao Zedong and the Chinese Revolution,1912-1949 xix xxvii Introduction:The Writings of Mao Zedong.August 1937-1938Note on Sources and Conventions Ivii Part I.Texts 1937 Spech at the "August I"Rally of the Campaign to Mobilize for theWar of Resistance(August 1)5 7 On the Operational Principles of the Red Army(August 1) Concerning the Submission in Person to Nanjing of the Plan forNational Defense and Other Matters(August 3)9 Our Views Regarding the Problem of National Defense(August 4)10 The Red Army's Operational Tasks,and Principles Relating to theUse of Our Troops(August 5)12 Adopt a Modest Attitude While Consulting with People fromAll Sides(August 10)14 Interview with Nym Wales on Negotiations with theGuomindang and the War with Japan(August 13)16 Spech at the Evening Send-Off Party for the Northwest BatlefieldService Corps(August 15) 20 The Main Force of the Red Amy Will ollow Not the Beiping-Hankou Railroad,but the Datong-Pukou Railroad(August 17) 21 vi CONTENTS The Luochuan Meeting WillDiscuss Major Military Questions(August 18)22 To Comrade Ren Bishi and Comrade Deng Xiaoping of the GeneralPolitical Department(August 19)23 Telegram to Xie Juezai(August 21)24 Order Concerning the Reorganization of the Red Army into theEighth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army(August 25)25 For the Mobilization of All Our Forces to Achieve Victory in theWar of Resistance(August 25)27 Telegram Ordering the Reorganization of Various IndependentRed Armies and Divisions in Northern Shaanxi(August 25)33 The Situation and Our Tasks After the Outbreak of theSino-Japanese War(September 1)35 Negotiate with Yan Xishan on the Zone of Red ArmyActivities(September 3) 37 39 Combat Liberalism(September 7) Strive to Have Fuping and Other Xian Designated as Zones ofEighth Route Army

FAQs

What time period does Volume VI cover?

Volume VI focuses on August 1937 to 1938.

Which institutions supported the translation project?

Preparation was under the John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University, supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and additional support from the Henry Luce Foundation.

What kinds of materials are included in the volume?

The volume contains translated writings of Mao Zedong, organized in a text section by date, alongside acknowledgments, introductions, and notes on sources and conventions.

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