History of China
Lens
The article “The Saddle-Shaped Thoughts Transformation of Mao Zedong in the Agrarian Reforms of China” is based on the economic lens. The debate between communism and capitalism forms the more significant part of the article. For example, “Even the small vegetable gardens around the peasants’ houses were confiscated, aiming to eliminate the last track of capitalism,” Sun (p. 511). Also, Mao admits that capitalism cannot be successful: “they[peasants] cannot keep from seeking for the unobtainable future of capitalism,” Sun (p. 514).
Prompt
Ping Sun authored the “The Saddle-Shaped Thoughts Transformation of Mao Zedong in the Agrarian Reforms of China.” The article is affected by some bias in that the author is alienated to Marxism expecting Mao Zedong to be guided by the same ideology. The author does not allow a change of opinion from the reasoning held by Mao Zedong.
The thesis for the article is that Mao Zedong is compromised between the ideals in his mind and the reality facing his society. The author argues that the peasants are having a problem of land and solving that problem could have addressed the issues facing China. Also, the author believes that Mao’s leadership was a failure.
The primary source that the author uses is the article by Mao Zedong of 1977. “The Selected Works of Mao Zedong” gives an overview of what Zedong had in expectations for the people of China. The source is reliable and convincing because it forms the main discussion of the Sun’s article. Also, Zedong’s article allows the reader to positively critic the bias of the author to “The Saddle-Shaped Thoughts Transformation of Mao Zedong in the Agrarian Reforms of China”.
Moreover, the source is related to the history of China. The perception of the history of china will change after realizing that most authors portray historical leaders depending on their economic alienation. The knowledge of history of China is improved after reading the source.
Reference
Sun, P. (2019). The Saddle-Shaped Thoughts Transformation of Mao Zedong in the Agrarian Reforms of China. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 6(1).