Ideally something covering at least the time leading up to the revolution up until now. I'm skeptical of Western accounts, and I'm having trouble finding leftist reviews of books like "The Search for Modern China" to show that they're not full of propaganda.

Any suggestions?

  • Parsani [love/loves, comrade/them]
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    11 months ago

    These may not be exactly what you are looking for, but may be of interest:

    This one is on my list to read:

    Ten Crises: The Political Economy of China’s Development (1949-2020) by Wen Tiejun

    https://our-global-u.org/oguorg/en/download/Featured%20Authors/wen_tiejun/Wen-Tiejun_Ten-Crises_Online-PDF_20210619_REVISED.pdf

    And:

    How China Escaped Shock Therapy The Market Reform Debate By Isabella M. Weber

    While it focuses on the market reform debates, it has some really interesting historical information about economics in China before, during, and after the revolution.