Feb 20 2020 25 mins 50
In this episode we continue our examination of Mao Zedong’s ideological development by discussing his anarchist period. Further reading: Stuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 1: The Pre-Marxist Period, 1912-1920 is the indispensable source here. Some names from this episode: Li Dazhao, leading proponent of learning from the Russian Revolution Hu Shi, student of John Dewey and advocate for pragmatism Chen Duxiu, editor of New Youth and leading New Culture intellectual
