Category Archives: Texts

China’s Other Crisis

Posted on 2025-11-12 by gongchao

Spectre Journal published an article by Ralf Ruckus titled China’s Other Crisis. How Declining Fertility, Disrupted Social Reproduction, and Women’s Resistance Undermine CCP Capitalism. Continue reading →

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China and its discontents (book review)

Posted on 2025-05-24 by gongchao

Toby Boraman reviewed the book The Communist Road to Capitalism. How Social Unrest and Containment Have Pushed China’s (R)evolution since 1949 by Ralf Ruckus for the journal Counterfutures (no. 16, 2024). The review is documented here: China and Its Discontents (PDF). Continue reading →

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Series of book talks in April 2024

Posted on 2024-03-18 by gongchao

Public talks and discussions on the books The Left in China and The Communist Road to Capitalism will take place in several U.S. cities in April 2024. Please, check out the meetings-page. Continue reading →

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In October 2023 in London: Book events on “The Left in China”

Posted on 2023-10-09 by gongchao

Public discussions on the book “The Left in China” will take place in London on October 11, 12, and 13. Check out the meetings-site. Continue reading →

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The Left in China: A Conversation with Ralf Ruckus

Posted on 2023-08-21 by gongchao

Chris Connery facilitated a conversation with Ralf Ruckus on the book “The Left in China” for the Made in China Journal website: see the MICJ-website or the PDF-file. Continue reading →

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Book review by Rebecca E. Karl

Posted on 2023-08-19 by gongchao

Rebecca E. Karl wrote a review of the book “The Left in China. A Political Cartography” (London: Pluto Press, 2023) for the China Quarterly. Continue reading →

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Review: Falling for the Costuming

Posted on 2023-06-16 by gongchao

Author JN wrote a long review of the book “The Left in China. A Political Cartography” for the Lausan Collective website: Falling for the costuming. Ruckus asks leftists, ‘what side of the barricade will you be on?’. Continue reading →

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Book released: China from Below

Posted on 2023-06-07 by gongchao

Gongchao published the book China from Below. Critical Analysis & Grassroots Activism. It can be downloaded as PDF. Continue reading →

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Public Meetings in April 2023

Posted on 2023-03-28 by gongchao

A few presentations and discussions will take place in April on the book “The Left in China” and related topics, one in Amsterdam and one in Bratislava. Check out the meetings-site. Continue reading →

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Book: “The Left in China. A Political Cartography”

Posted on 2023-03-19 by gongchao

Pluto Press has published the book “The Left in China. A Political Cartography” written by Ralf Ruckus. Here is more information. Continue reading →

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