Shades of Mao
Author | : Geremie Barmé |
Publisher | : M.E. Sharpe |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : 1563246783 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781563246784 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Download or read book Shades of Mao written by Geremie Barmé and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 1996 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the title indicates Barme (pacific and Asian history, Australian National U.) has collected essays, poems, songs, folkloric anecdotes and photographs celebrating the myth of Mao. His criterion for inclusion in the volume is not limited to the prosaic or scholarly. Mao on Mao appears along with a short essay from a dissident after his 14 year imprisonment by the government. Also included is information on searches for Mao look alikes in the 1970s, extracts from the Central Committee on Mao, and the origin of Mao portraiture in China. The editor supplies an insightful, and cohesing introduction. Paper edition (unseen), $22.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR