Enemies and Friends: The United Front in Chinese Communist History is a 1967 book by Lyman P. Van Slyke, published by Stanford University Press. It discusses the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Background

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The author did much of his research towards this book at University of California, Berkeley. Van Slyke used documents, which originated from China, located in Taiwan as sources.[1] Earl Browder of Princeton, New Jersey stated that not all of the sourcing available had been consulted for the work.[2]

Reception

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Howard Boorman of Vanderbilt University stated that the work "adds an important stone on the path towards critical understanding of" the subject.[3]

Browder stated in a book review that the author successfully showed justifications for his positions with the sourcing he used,[2] and that the book is "formidable".[4]

References

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  • Boorman, Howard L. (1968). "Enemies and Friends: The United Front in Chinese Communist History". The Western Political Quarterly. 21 (2): 360–362. doi:10.2307/446329. JSTOR 446329.
  • Browder, Earl (1968). "Enemies and Friends: The United Front in Chinese Communist History". Political Science Quarterly. 83 (4): 660–661. doi:10.2307/2146849. JSTOR 2146849.

Notes

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  1. ^ Boorman, p. 361.
  2. ^ a b Browder, p. 661.
  3. ^ Boorman, p. 361-362.
  4. ^ Browder, p. 660.

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