Alliance of Adversaries: The Congress of the Toilers of the Far East / John Sexton.

• Author: Sexton, John.
• TeilnehmendeR: Sexton, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, , Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Historical Materialism Book Series 173.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (383 pages).

In 1920 Lenin called on the Communist International to open a second front against the imperialist powers by fighting alongside nationalist and peasant movements in the colonies. Eighteen months later, leaders of fledgling East Asian communist parties and other revolutionaries gathered in Moscow to plan the way forward. The Congress of the Toilers of the Far East profoundly influenced the strategy of Communist Parties throughout the colonial world. But alliances with other parties were fragile and risky. East Asian Communist Parties suffered serious defeats in the years following the Congress until WWII revived their fortunes. This edited and annotated edition of the Congress minutes will be of interest to scholars and general readers alike.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Texts and Sources -- Introduction -- Preface to the 1970 Hammersmith Reprint -- Opening Session of the Congress of the Toilers of the Far East -- Second Session -- Third Session -- Fourth Session -- Fifth Session -- Sixth Session -- Seventh Session -- Eighth Session -- Ninth Session -- Tenth Session -- Eleventh Session -- The Results of the Washington Conference and the Situation in the Far East -- Final Session -- Manifesto of the Congress -- Greetings to the President of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee M.I. Kalinin -- Report of the Credentials Committee -- Classification of Delegates -- Organisations Represented at the Congress -- Timeline of Events -- Congress Delegates -- Illustration Section -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.