
Combat Liberalism (English edition)
Häftad bok. Foreign Languages Press Peking. 1967. 4 sidor.
Mycket gott skick.
Klammerhäftad.
Combat Liberalism is a 1937 pamphlet published by Mao Zedong, that helps to demonstrate that "liberalism" is criticised from the left, as well as the right. However, "liberalism" here refers to all mainstream pro-capitalist viewpoints — so most forms of conservatism are also liberalism, but paleoconservatism, fascism, and some reactionaries (read: those promoting mercantillist guilds) may actually avoid criticism. Furthermore, anything to the left of social liberalism wouldn't be considered "liberal" in this instance. Even social democracy tends to oppose capitalism and introduce social safety nets and state-planning to counter whatever effects they consider harmful.
The pamphlet was written as a way of defining (or redefining) what liberalism meant in the Chinese communist context, and establishing it as an "other" or boogeyman that was opposed to Maoist thought. It also seeks to identify the ways in which liberalism could pose a threat to, and weaken, the Maoist movement, and thus identify and provide steps for dealing with any liberals that might be found in their midst.