Knowra Maoism Maoism Maoism is a form of Marxism–Leninism developed by Mao Zedong. It emphasizes peasant-led revolution, protracted guerrilla warfare, and continuing class struggle after socialist victory.
Mass line : A political method that gathers popular ideas, synthesizes them into policy, and returns them as organized guidance. It describes how Maoist leadership claims to turn popular experience into revolutionary direction.
Mao Zedong : Chinese Communist revolutionary and political leader who led the People's Republic of China from 1949 until his death in 1976. His writings and political practice gave Maoism its name and distinctive arguments.
Peasant : A rural cultivator who works land, often as an owner, tenant, or laborer. Maoism treated peasants, rather than industrial workers alone, as a major revolutionary force.
Marxism : A social, political, and economic theory developed from Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalism and class struggle. Maoism adapts Marxist class analysis to revolutionary conditions in China.
Naxalite movement : A communist insurgency in India originating in the 1967 Naxalbari uprising and influenced by Maoist ideas. It shows how Maoist rural insurgency inspired a distinct movement outside China.
Protracted people's war : A revolutionary strategy that builds forces over time through rural organizing, guerrilla warfare, and eventual conventional combat. It is Maoism’s best-known military strategy for defeating a stronger state.
Chinese Communist Revolution : The prolonged conflict that brought the Chinese Communist Party to power in mainland China in 1949. The revolution supplied the historical setting in which Maoist strategy developed.
Guerrilla warfare : Irregular warfare using mobility, surprise, and small-unit attacks against a more powerful opponent. It is a central military method in Maoist revolutionary strategy.
Leninism : A revolutionary theory emphasizing a disciplined party, imperialism, and the seizure of state power. Maoism inherits Leninist party organization but gives rural revolution a larger role.
Shining Path : A Peruvian Maoist insurgent organization responsible for a violent internal conflict beginning in 1980. Its armed campaign became one of the most consequential movements to claim Maoist inspiration.
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