The Autumn Harvest Uprising in Hunan

The first days of Mao Zedong’s long career of armed struggle. Further reading: Marcia Ristaino, China’s Art of Revolution: The Mobilization of Discontent, 1927 and 1928 Roy Hofheinz, “The Autumn Harvest Insurrection” Pang Xianzhi and Jin Chongji, Mao Zedong: A Biography, vol. 1: 1893-1949 C. Martin Wilbur, The Nationalist Revolution in China, 1923-1928 Elizabeth Perry, Anyuan: Mining China’s Revolutionary Tradition Some names from this episode: Lu Deming, Leader of the Lu Deming Regiment Zh...