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Some book recommendations for understanding the science of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism !!
Fundamentals & Introduction to Maoism
Elementary Principles of Philosophy
PhilosophyA posthumous work by Georges Politzer, it reproduces notes taken by one of his students during the lectures Politzer gave at the Workers' University of Paris (1935–1936). The aim was to introduce dialectical materialism to manual workers and provide them with a method of reasoning that would enable them to understand their times and guide their actions.
Marxism-Leninism-Maoism Basic Course
PoliticsThis document is written by the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and is used as a study guide for their cadre. It is an exemplary summary and outline of Marxism-Leninism-Maoism and the history of the International Communist Movement.
Five Essays on Philosophy
PhilosophyThis compilation contains Mao Zedong’s most important philosophical writings (Including "On Contradiction"), covering topics on dialectical materialism, the importance of practice, and how to differentiate between antagonistic and non-antagonistic contradictions and how to resolve them.
Urban Perspective
Politics / Revolutionary strategy“Urban Perspective” is a document issued in the time of the unity congress of the Communist Party of India (Maoist). It identifies, analyses, and proposes solutions to the recurring weakness of the naxalite movement in India: how to build the revolutionary movement in the cities, far from their strongholds and liberated zones in the countryside. In this document, Indιan comrades systematically analyse the kinds of work they need to do in each sector, the strategy, tactics and methodology, and how to put their theory into practice.
Economy
Rethinking Socialism
EconomyThis essay succinctly answers the question “Is China still socialist?” and tries to give an objective analysis of the reasons behind the defeat of socialism in China. This essay was revised with a new introduction by professor Pao-yu Ching.
Marxist Political Economy: An Introductory Course
EconomyA simple introductory course on Marxist political economy offered by the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) [People's War]. A fundamental work for understanding economics.
Feminism and the LGBT Issue
Half the Sky
FeminismHalf the Sky is an insightful investigation into the situation of women in China during the 70s, offering a concrete contrast between proletarian feminist struggles in socialism and bourgeois feminist struggles in the West. Still relevant today, this juxtaposition helps shed light on the limits (some self-imposed) of women’s struggles in imperialist countries, through the vivid, creative demonstrations of what can be possible in a different society.
Philosophical Trends in the Feminist Movement
Feminism / PhilosophyThis is a text written by Anuradha Ghandy, also known as Avanti. She was spearheading the proletarian feminist movement in India, and was a Central Committee member of the underground Communist Party of India (Maoist). This text is considered to be one of the seminal proletarian feminist texts.
Women’s Liberation: Our Approach
FeminismA document from the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) [People's War] explaining their approach to feminism and their strategy for women's liberation within the Maoist struggle.
Towards a Scientific Analysis of the Gay Question
Scientific studyPublished in 1975 when the anti-revisionist movement in the US was upholding an openly homophobic line, this essay provided a scientific analysis of the “Gay Question.” Today, it teaches us how, beyond rejecting an incorrect line, the MLM still has to synthesize a proletarian line on the LGBT struggle based on the experiences in semi-colonies as well as imperialist countries.
Combating Revisionism
China: A Modern Social Imperialist Power
Historical Study / EconomyIn this document, the PCI (M) explains in detail why China is not a socialist ally but a social-imperialist power—actively working alongside the United States to suppress the global communist movement and acting as a key player in the macabre new drama of inter-imperialist wars. It is a conqueror of ever-expanding new markets for Chinese capital and is responsible for the near-total destruction of socialist gains and the "four freedoms" championed by Chairman Mao.
The Restoration of Capitalism in the Soviet Union
Historical Study / EconomyBill Bland's work offers a rigorous analysis of the restoration of capitalism in the Soviet Union, arguing that this process began long before the official collapse of 1991.
Which East is Red?
Historical StudyThis short essay tell the little known story of antirevisionists and Maoists in post-Stalin Eastern Europe. Interrogating the myth of a monolithic Marxism in Eastern Europe, overwhelmingly supportive of Khrushchev, Andrew Smith answers the question he posits: To what extent was Eastern Europe red?
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: Successes and Lessons
Historical StudyThis document, published by the Communist Party of India (Maoist), constitutes a historical and ideological analysis of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (GPCR) in China on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
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All the documents here can be found for free online. I will update the list to add more books when I have time (if you need a specific book, feel free to DM me on Discord).