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Maoism: A Global History, by Julia Lovell
€10.00

Quay Books
For decades, the West has dismissed Maoism as an outdated historical and political phenomenon.
Since the 1980s, China seems to have abandoned the utopian turmoil of Mao’s revolution in favour of authoritarian capitalism. But Mao and his ideas remain central to the People’s Republic and the legitimacy of its Communist government.
With disagreements and conflicts between China and the West on the rise, the need to understand the political legacy of Mao is urgent and growing.
In this new history, Julia Lovell re-evaluates Maoism as both a Chinese and an international force, linking its evolution in China with its global legacy. It is a story that takes us from the tea plantations of north India to the sierras of the Andes, from Paris’s fifth arrondissement to the fields of Tanzania, from the rice paddies of Cambodia to the terraces of Brixton.
Starting with the birth of Mao’s revolution in northwest China in the 1930s and concluding with its violent afterlives in South Asia and resurgence in the People’s Republic today, this is a landmark history of global Maoism.
“Packed with jaw-dropping stories, told with the pace and punch of a thriller. Chilling, but exhilaratingly readable, as a warning from history this book could not be more timely.” - Michael Wood
“An exciting and eye-opening account of Maoism's worldwide spread.” - The Daily Telegraph
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