ABSTRACT
Whatarethepossibilities,limitations,andproblemsofinterviewsonChinese Communistpartyhistory?Afternearlyeightyearsofconductingsuchinterviews onasystematicbasis,sornepersonalreflectionsmaybeofusetothebroader scholarlycommunityworkingoncontemporaryChina.Theseare,ofcourse,the summaryofoneindividual'sexperienceand<lealwithasinglearea-elitepolitics. Otherscholarsinterviewingindifferentareaswillhavederivedtheirownlessons, andhopefullysorneoftheselessonswillalsobeaitedinthepagesoftheCCP ResearchNewsletter.Butfornowthefollowingshouldshedlightontheparty historyfieldandpossiblyoninterviewinginthePRCmoregenerally.
