{"product_id":"continuing-the-revolution-after-the-revolution-socialist-china-1949-1976","title":"Continuing the Revolution After the Revolution: Socialist China, 1949–1976","description":"\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eIf you want to know what the future looks like, read this book. After the communist-led revolution came to victory in 1949, China embarked on the socialist transition to communism. Socialism in China ended centuries of feudal oppression and a century of imperialist domination in a few years, through land reform, self-reliance, suppression and punishment of exploiters, and establishing the beginnings of equality between men and women. Beyond those monumental achievements, the Chinese people further revolutionized their society by creating communes in the countryside; radically transforming education, healthcare, and art to serve the people; whittling away at the division between mental and manual labor; involving the masses of peasants and proletarians in running society; and moving beyond commodity exchange. In doing so, the Chinese people confronted the challenges of the socialist transition period, relying on mass initiative and no shortage of class struggle to prevent a new bourgeoisie, rising from within the leadership of socialist society, from taking China back down the capitalist road. Ultimately, capitalist roaders succeeded in seizing power through a counterrevolutionary coup in 1976. But from 1949 to 1976, socialist China stood as a beacon of hope to exploited and oppressed people around the world hungry for revolution. This book explains why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eWritten collectively by the Socialist Transition Period Study Group,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eContinuing the Revolution After the Revolution: Socialist China, 1949–1976\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas published on December 26, 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"toc\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goingagainstthetide.org\/2026\/01\/29\/introduction-the-past-is-still-alive\/\"\u003eIntroduction: The Past Is Still Alive\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goingagainstthetide.org\/2026\/01\/29\/part-1-establishing-socialist-china\/\"\u003ePart 1: Establishing Socialist China\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverthrowing the old order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConsolidating the revolutionary victory and building socialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goingagainstthetide.org\/2026\/01\/29\/part-2-blazing-a-new-path-for-the-socialist-transition-to-communism\/\"\u003ePart 2: Blazing a New Path for the Socialist Transition to Communism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollowing the Soviet model into the contradictions of socialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocialist upsurge in the countryside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReconceptualizing socialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Great Leap Forward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe great leap backward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goingagainstthetide.org\/2026\/01\/29\/part-3-the-great-proletarian-cultural-revolution\/\"\u003ePart 3: The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpening salvo and false start\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRebel students storm the stage, along with their careerist and counterrevolutionary classmates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePutting the proletariat in Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf it is to be a communist revolution, there must be a communist party leading it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocialist new things, new relations, and new people\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe two-line struggle continues, in the Party and in society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goingagainstthetide.org\/2026\/01\/29\/part-4-counterrevolution-and-capitalist-restoration\/\"\u003ePart 4: Counterrevolution and Capitalist Restoration\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"wp-block-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapitalist roaders seize the commanding heights of state power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDismantling socialism and establishing capitalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goingagainstthetide.org\/2026\/01\/29\/conclusion-stories-about-not-being-afraid-of-ghosts\/\"\u003eConclusion: Stories about not being afraid of ghosts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goingagainstthetide.org\/2025\/11\/05\/half-the-sky-womens-liberation-in-red-china\/\"\u003eHalf the Sky: Women’s Liberation in Red China\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pamphlet to popularize socialist China’s achievements\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Small Axe Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43159152722018,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/5050\/1218\/files\/china_cover_web_final_v1.webp?v=1785273367","url":"https:\/\/smallaxebooks.com\/products\/continuing-the-revolution-after-the-revolution-socialist-china-1949-1976","provider":"Small Axe Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}