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Matthew Rothwell
People's History of Ideas Podcast
In this podcast, Matthew Rothwell, author of Transpacific Revolutionaries: The Chinese Revolution in Latin America, explores the global history of ideas related to rebellion and revolution. The main focus of this podcast for the near future will be on the history of the Chinese Revolution, going all the way back to its roots in the initial Chinese reactions to British imperialism during the Opium War of 1839-1842, and then following the development of the revolution and many of the ideas that were products of the revolution through to their transnational diffusion in the late 20th century.
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4.9 stars from 161 ratings
This show is a labor of love. I listen to it everyday during my lunch break. Sometimes I forget who this or that guy was or what the May 4th Movement was about but it’s easy to look back at previous show notes and refresh my memory. I prefer history podcasts and this one’s my favorite, second...Read full review »
wages4horsework via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/29/24
Incredible
What an amazing resource. Well researched and very thoughtful. Incredible that this is fred
beastor via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/22/24
Love the rigour and thought given to each episode. Keep it up. Don't mind the long pauses between episodesRead full review »
Ajax151 via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 12/08/23
Recent Episodes
The conquest of Yudu, Xingguo, Ningdu, Longyan, and Yongding counties by the Fourth Red Army. Zhu De reminisces. Also, poetry.Further reading:Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949Stuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 3: From the Jinggangshan to the...
Published 06/26/24
Mao’s April 5, 1929 reply to Zhou Enlai.Further reading:Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949Stuart Schram, ed., Mao’s Road to Power, vol. 3: From the Jinggangshan to the Establishment of the Jiangxi Soviets, July 1927-December 1930David Apter and Tony Saich,...
Published 05/01/24
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