Shang Yue

Shang Yue
尚钺
Born1902
DiedJanuary 6, 1982(1982-01-06) (aged 79–80)
Beijing[2]
Resting placeBabaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
NationalityChinese
Other namesSang Wol (in Korean)
Alma materPeking University
OccupationProfessor at Renmin University of China
Known forTeacher of Kim Il Sung, idea of the sprouts of capitalism
Notable workEssays on the Debate on the Sprouts of Capitalism in China
ChildrenShang Jialan (eldest daughter), a second daughter, Shang Xiaoyuan (a third daughter) and a son[3]

Shang Yue (Chinese: 尚钺; pinyin: Shàng Yuè; Wade–Giles: Shang Yüeh;[4] 1902 – January 6, 1982)[1] was a Chinese Marxist economic historian, author and professor at the School of History at Renmin University of China. Before becoming a historian, he also wrote fiction. He taught literature to Kim Il Sung for a short time at Yuwen Middle School in Manchuria. In China, he is primarily known for his work on the idea of the sprouts of capitalism: that proto-capitalism and class struggle had existed in the earlier Chinese history. His purge in 1958 foreshadowed the Chinese Cultural Revolution as his ideas on Chinese economic history conflicted with those of Mao Zedong. After his purge he continued to work on history, but stayed out of public until Mao's death in 1976. His work also gave a lasting effect in Korean nationalist historiography.

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  2. ^ "Lìshǐ xué jiā — shàng yuè" 历史学家——尚钺 [Historian — Shang Yue] (in Chinese). Yunnan University. August 3, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Meeting for Remembering Kim Il Sung Held in China". KCNA. April 9, 2014. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Wan, Grace; Johnson, Wallace (2009). "An Advanced Reader in Chinese History" (PDF). University of Kansas, Center for East Asian Studies. p. 274. Retrieved May 14, 2015.