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Mao Zedong's Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao) - a compilation of the Chinese leader's speeches and writings - is one of the most visible and ubiquitous symbols of twentieth-century radicalism. Published for the first time in 1964, it rapidly became the must-have accessory for Red Guards and revolutionaries from Berkeley to Bamako. Yet, despite its worldwide circulation and enduring presence there has, until now, been no serious scholarly effort to understand this seminal text as a global historical phenomenon. Mao's Little Red Book brings together a range of innovative scholars from around the world to explore the fascinating variety of uses and forms that Mao's Quotations has taken, from rhetoric, art and song, to talisman, badge, and weapon. The authors of this pioneering volume use Mao's Quotations as a medium through which to re-examine the history of the twentieth-century world, challenging established ideas about the book to reveal its remarkable global impact.Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-139781107665644
eBay Product ID (ePID)196002980
Product Key Features
Number of Pages299 Pages
Publication NameMao's Little Red Book: a Global History
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2014
TypeTextbook
AuthorAlexander C. Cook
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height228 mm
Item Weight430 g
Additional Product Features
EditorAlexander C. Cook
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom