Asia: Mao's Revolution and the Chinese Political Culture By Richard H. Solomon. University of California Press, Berkeley. 1971. xix, 604p. Rs. 70.00

1972 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 391-392
Author(s):  
N.M. Khilnani
Keyword(s):  
Political Culture ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Chinese Political Culture

Mao, Solomon and the Problem of Social Science: Two Views On Chinese Political Culture

1972 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Metzger
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
University Of California ◽  
The Political ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Chinese Political Culture ◽  
Attitudes Toward Authority

Richard A. Solomon's book, Mao's Revolution and the Chinese Political Culture (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971), suffers especially from a faulty approach to the political culture of traditional China. Neglecting documentary sources, Solomon fails to understand the role of legitimated protest in traditional China, and this failure in turn limits his understanding of how values have changed in China under Mao. His book, however, contains much interesting factual material about Chinese attitudes toward authority and about politics in the CPR.

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