Modern China Pt. 2: The Chinese Revolution & Civil War w/ Ken Hammond

Published: April 22, 2024, 3:26 p.m.

In this episode of Guerrilla History, we get into part 2 of our 4 part miniseries on modern Chinese history featuring Ken Hammond (and guest host Breht O'Shea of Revolutionary Left Radio) with this absolutely terrific discussion on the Chinese Revolution & Civil War!\xa0 If you haven't already listened to part 1 of the series, on\xa0the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, be sure to do so because we pick up right where we left off last time.\xa0 The next two installments will cover the Great Leap Forward and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, and then the Reform period up to the present day, so be sure to not miss any of those upcoming episodes!

Ken Hammond\xa0is Professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University. He has been engaged in radical politics since his involvement in the anti-war movement at Kent State in 1968-70.\xa0 Ken is also the author of the book\xa0China\u2019s Revolution & the Quest for a Socialist Future.