Dialectical Materialism

New and annotated translations of philosophical essays written by Mao Zedong in 1937, which have come to be regarded as a cornerstone in the development of Chinese Marxism. The editor analyzes their textual, philosophical and historical significance. Chapter 1 Introduction: Soviet Marxism and the Development of Mao Zedong's Philosophical Thought, Nick Knight; Chapter 2 Lecture Notes on Dialectical Materialism, Mao Zedong; Chapter 3 On Practice, Mao Zedong; Chapter 4 The Law of the Unity of Contradictions, On Contradiction], Mao Zedong; Chapter 5 Extracts from Ai Siqi's Philosophy and Life, Mao Zedong; Chapter 6 Philosophical Annotations and Marginalia, Mao Zedong; Chapter 7 On Mao, Philosophy and Ideology: A Select Bibliography of English Language Sources, Nick Knight, Jeff Russell;