Cambridge History of the People's Republic of China. Volume 1

"Cambridge History of China" is one of Cambridge's various history series. Each volume is edited by scholars who study the corresponding periods of Chinese history. Each chapter in the volume is written by experts on various topics, including Chinese history researchers from all over the world. To a certain extent, it represents the level and trend of Western Chinese history research and has a certain influence in the international academic community. The translation of this volume is still faithful to the original work. Readers are asked to identify the author's views, selection and use of materials, etc. For themselves. This book is the first volume (i. E. Volume 14) of the last two volumes of "The Cambridge History of China". It describes the achievements and setbacks of the People's Republic of China in its efforts to solve China's contemporary problems from 1949 to 1965. The first part mainly records the new regime's attempts to apply the Soviet development model to China, while the second part summarizes the efforts of Chinese leaders in the subsequent period to find a domestic development model to solve China's problems faster and better. The first part of this volume analyzes key issues and developments in five aspects: politics, economy, education, party and intellectuals, and diplomacy. The authors of this volume, all foreign experts on this period, show readers the interrelationships between all these aspects and reveal how these related factors provided preparations for the Cultural Revolution in 1966.