The Longest Night: Three Generations of Chinese Trotskyists in Defeat, Jail, Exile, and Diaspora
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Longest Night: Three Generations of Chinese Trotskyists in Defeat, Jail, Exile, and Diaspora
By (Author) Gregor Benton
Edited and translated by Yang Yang
Introduction by Gregor Benton
Haymarket Books
Haymarket Books
25th March 2026
United States
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Physical Properties
Paperback
1215
Width 228mm, Height 152mm
Description
The Longest Night tells the captivating story of Chinese Trotskyism in its later years, including after Mao Zedong's capture of Beijing in 1949.
The book covers the three main periods of Chinese Trotskyism: the founding generation around Chen Duxiu, Zheng Chaolin, Wang Fanxi, and Peng Shuzhi, who joined the Opposition after their expulsion from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP); the first generation of those who (after 1931) did not first pass through the ranks of the CCP before becoming Trotskyists; and those who became Trotskyists after 1949, mainly in Hong Kong and the diaspora.
