Inside a People's Commune
Report from Chiliying (Excerpt)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9200363 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chu Li (0009-0003-7612-6224), Tien Chieh-yun |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 166-170 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-077-03-2025-07_12 |
| OpenAlex | W4412062116 |
| Language | EN |
Inside a People's Commune is a short 1974 book documenting life in the Chiliying Commune, one of the earliest in revolutionary China. The text explores the commune's organization, challenges, achievements, and mass-based character. Hugo Chávez later drew inspiration from the book, citing it when launching Venezuela's communal project. Today, it continues to serve as a pedagogical tool for Venezuelan communards working to build a unified system of socialist self-government
Economic geography · Geography · Political economy · Sociology · European Political History Analysis · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Gender Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |