Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung [Little Red Book]
by Mao Tse-Tung
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Red plastic, stamped in blind on upper cover. Fine
- Seller
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About This Item
720 million copies of the Chinese text of Mao's Little Red Book were printed over a four-year period beginning in 1964; only the Bible has had a larger print run.
"Its idea was originally conceived by Lin Bao (1907-71) as a book of inspirational reading... For several years Lin promoted a campaign that everyone should study Chairman Mao's thoughts, and the PLA [People's Liberation Army] newspaper printed daily extracts from his selected texts that often formed topics for evening discussion groups" (Schiller). Schiller, Quotations of Chairman Mao (Grolier Club, 2014) p. 3
Synopsis
Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong, better known in the West as The Little Red Book, was published by the Government of the People's Republic of China from April 1964 until approximately 1976. As its title implies, it is a collection of quotations excerpted from Mao Zedong's past speeches and publications. The book's alternative title The Little Red Book was coined by the West for its pocket-sized edition, which was specifically printed and sold to facilitate easy carrying.
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 366201
- Title
- Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung [Little Red Book]
- Author
- Mao Tse-Tung
- Format/Binding
- Portrait with tissue guard, illustration of calligraphy in facsimile with translation on verso. [viii], 312, [1, imprint] pp. 1
- Book Condition
- Used - Red plastic, stamped in blind on upper cover. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition in English
- Publisher
- Foreign Language Press
- Place of Publication
- Peking
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Political Theory | China
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social Thought; History, Travel & Geography;
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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