Light of the Spirit
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers engaged in Party history and Party building research or teaching who need local historical sources
- Party members and cadres participating in Party history education who seek a systematic understanding of the founding spirit
- General readers interested in Shanghai's revolutionary history and early Party organization activities
- Grassroots workers who need to adapt academic content into accessible presentation materials
Not a good fit for
- General leisure readers expecting purely literary narrative or fiction
- Readers seeking highly abstract philosophical argumentation and lacking interest in Party history background
- Readers who only want quick conclusions and are unwilling to engage with historical details
Reading tips
- Read the introduction and chapter summaries first to grasp the analytical framework, then select specific cases by theme.
- Combine reading with visits to Shanghai Party history sites or memorial halls, comparing events in the book for deeper understanding.
- After each chapter, summarize in three to five sentences how that chapter reflects one aspect of the founding spirit.
- Readers preparing presentations or teaching materials can compile the personal stories and cases into a standalone resource library.
About the publisher
Shanghai People's Publishing House is a comprehensive publisher whose list focuses on academic monographs and general-interest titles in philosophy, social sciences, politics and law, economics and management, and history. Among its books are Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties History in the Chinese Dynastic History series; The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy in foreign literature; the Wenjing Classical Translation Illustrated Edition of The Complete Greek Tragedies of Euripides; and works of social theory such as Max Weber's Economy and Society and Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments. Its authors include Wang Zhongluo, J.R.R. Tolkien, Luo Niansheng, and Zhou Zuoren.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 《精神之光》编委会
- 前言
- 第一章 伟大建党精神产生的时代背景和重大意涵
- 第一节 伟大建党精神孕育形成的历史背景
- 第二节 伟大建党精神孕育形成的思想理论基础
- 第三节 伟大建党精神孕育形成的文化根源
- 第四节 伟大建党精神的科学内涵
- 第二章 坚持真理、坚守理想：共产党人思想品质的践行
- 第一节 探寻真理、确立信仰
- 第二节 制定革命纲领和政策策略
- 第三节 在大革命中绽放理想信仰之光
- 第三章 践行初心、担当使命：共产党人政治品质的践行
- 第一节 初心使命的确立
- 第二节 心系工农大众福祉
- 第三节 反帝反封建浪潮澎湃
- 第四节 不可阻遏的大革命洪流
- 第四章 不怕牺牲、英勇斗争：共产党人意志品质的践行
- 第一节 创业维艰斗志勇
- 第二节 大革命期间的流血牺牲
- 第三节 转折关头艰难前行
- 第五章 对党忠诚、不负人民：共产党人道德品质的践行
- 第一节 建章立制促忠诚
- 第二节 党风党纪守纯洁
- 第三节 心怀天下为人民
- 第六章 弘扬伟大建党精神的时代意蕴
- 第一节 弘扬伟大建党精神的重大意义
- 第二节 弘扬伟大建党精神的现实启示
- 第三节 弘扬伟大建党精神的实践探索
- 结语
- 后记
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About the author
The Party History Research Office of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee is an institution directly under the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, established in July 1981. It is the department in charge of Party history work under the Municipal Committee and comprises the Secretariat, the Research Division, the Studies Division, the Collection and Compilation Division, and the Party Committee of the Organ. It is responsible for research on Shanghai's local Party history, the collection and compilation of historical materials, and the promotion and education of Party history. The Office has compiled works such as the History of the Communist Party of China in Shanghai. Sixteen of its titles are included in the collection, spanning politics, finance and economics, documentary literature, biography, and history. Representative works include Miracles: Recollections of Early Developers of Pudong (1990–2000), A History of Reform and Opening Up in Shanghai, Tides Rising in the East: Thirty Years of Pudong's Development and Opening Up, and A New Day: Recollections of the Liberation of Shanghai, as well as illustrated biographies of martyrs such as Yun Yutang, Li Wen, Luo Shibing, and Ouyang Li'an, and a supplementary edition of illustrated biographies of the Twenty-Four Martyrs of Longhua. Many of these draw on oral accounts by eyewitnesses and archival materials to present key episodes in the history of the CPC in Shanghai and the city's development.
Wang Xujie: publicly available information is limited, and at present only one work by this author is known, The Light of the Spirit. In the library this book is classified under politics, which suggests that the author's writing centers on political themes and may touch on political ideas, social order, or public life. Because there is no information about the author's life, education, or positions held, it is not possible to confirm their identity or standpoint, nor would it be appropriate to overinterpret their intellectual background. On the available evidence, readers may regard The Light of the Spirit as a work approached from a political angle; its title implies an attempt to bring a spiritual or value-oriented dimension into political reflection rather than discussing institutions and techniques alone. Such writing is generally aimed at general readers concerned with public affairs and intellectual questions, and tends toward exposition and interpretation. With only one work and insufficient critical material, the full picture of its influence and style awaits further information; readers are advised to rely primarily on the text itself.
Chen Caiqin is an author about whom only limited public information is currently available. The library holds just one work by this author, The Light of the Spirit. Judging from its common classification, the book falls under politics, suggesting that its writing draws on political themes or discusses the relationship between spiritual conviction and political practice. Because reliable information on the author's life, identity, and writing background is lacking, no speculation is offered here about personal experience. On the available evidence, Chen Caiqin's writing appears more likely to serve ideological exposition and practical concerns than literary expression; the title The Light of the Spirit also suggests an emphasis on inspiration and guidance at the spiritual level. Readers wishing to understand the writing style and specific views should read the original work. This profile is based on library facts, and unconfirmed details have been omitted; it may be supplemented if reliable material becomes available.
