... to trace out this path. The narrative takes China to the middle of the last decade of the 20th century, with a bit of speculation at the conclusion about contemporary events. A more detailed study of the past fifteen years will follow in the future. II. Historical Background: Sovereignty's Fall and Rise A. The Loss of Central Authority during the Qing 清 Dynasty In 1949 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) ... CCP; in Chinese: Zhongguo Gongchandang 中國共産黨) especially impressive. Victorious in the Civil War of the late 1940s, the CCP recreated China as a nation. When Chairman Mao æ¯...

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... has history been constructed and recorded over time? -Why have the approaches to the construction of history changed over time? This essay was originally to deal with debates regarding Soviet Russian history. This sphere of interest became more specific and eventually led to a study of inconsistencies regarding historical justifications of Khrushchev's dismissal of war hero Marshall Zhukov. However, while a variety of sources were available ... , the position of the CCP has some influence on the direction of historical writing on the Cultural Revolution. The analysis linking the position...

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