
[BEST OF] Continuity & Rupture: Maoism and the Science of Revolutionary Communism
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The Evolution of Maoism: From Marxism to Revolutionary Framework
This chapter explores the origins and development of Maoism, tracing its roots as an anti-revisionist form of Marxism-Leninism and its emergence as a distinct revolutionary ideology. It examines the philosophical distinctions within Maoism, its connections to Gramsci's ideas on hegemony, and shifts in revolutionary thought culminating during the Cultural Revolution. The analysis highlights the complexities of naming conventions in ideologies and the dialectical relationship between Maoism and Marxism-Leninism in shaping contemporary revolutionary strategies.
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