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Sep 12, 2019 1 hr 16 min

On Protracted War - Mao

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In this underrated text, written during the War of Resistance in mid-1938, Mao Zedong stood strong in the face of criticism from temporary allies, the Kuomintang, and analysed the political situation with incredible clarity and prescience, leading to ultimate victory against the imperialist Japanese invaders. In this episode we discuss Mao's analysis, the contradictions in Chinese society at the time, how we can apply Mao's teachings to struggles in the present day and the contemporary People's Republic of China. Follow us on Twitter at @prolesbookclub and shoot us a DM if you need links to companion resources. If you'd like to join the book club, you can chip in a dollar to join our parent podcast's discord server. Proles of the Round Table: https://www.patreon.com/prolespod Thanks to @NunezKeenan for the intro theme; you can find more of their work here: http://tiny.cc/keenan Thanks to the Craig bot for helping us to record via Discord!

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