Fanshen: A Powerful Account of the Chinese Revolution

The anti-revisionist gang breaks down and discusses some important ideas from the incredible book written by William Hinton, Fanshen: A Documentary of Revolution in a Chinese Village, published in 1966. The book covers the Chinese Revolution in the village of Long Bow between 1946-1948. Full of extraordinary stories, theoretical depth and historical experiences of the Chinese people in their struggle against oppression.

We broke down this nearly 700-page book into 7 topics of which we believe are useful in the context of the US and our class struggle here.

Timestamps for Sections in the Discussion:
00:00 Intro, Synopsis, What does Fanshen mean to us?
20:40 How Class Was Determined in China.
35:42 Women's Liberation.
55:42 Centralization/Decentralization of Organizing
1:08:31 Crossing the Gate w/ Rashid
1:33:57 Humility
1:48:32 Problems w/ Mobilizing the Masses

Intro and Outro Music by Space Baby.
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