Deals with the crucial early years of the revolutionary process in China, with the task of consolidating power and reorganizing Chinese society to conform to communistic doctrine. Provides a unique and detailed analysis of the major developments of the period.

"All the reports that make up this volume were written during 1949-55"--P. x.

Establishment of the new regime: New democracy and people's democratic dictatorship (December, 1949 -- February, 1950) -- Political and social control: Mass political organizations (September, 1951) ; Social controls (April, 1953) ; Party consolidation (December, 1953) ; Forced labor (January, 1955) -- Propaganda and indoctrination: Propaganda (November, 1952) ; Motion pictures (May, 1954) ; Group indoctrination (March, 1954) ; Prison indoctrination (March, 1955) ; Old and new (March, 1954) -- Mass mobilization : social and economic change: The ideological reform campaign (July, 1952) ; The "five-anti" campaign (July-August, 1952) ; Collectivization (October, 1952) ; The "general line of the state" (January, 1954) -- Economic development: Public works (October, 1952) ; Financing development (July, 1954) ; Industrialization (July, 1954) ; Agriculture (August, 1954) ; Economic achievements (October, 1954) -- Political consolidation of the regime: Party unity and centralization of power (February, 1955) -- Epilogue.