MAO, Zedong.

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Quotations from Chairman Mao: From Single Spark to Prairie Fire. The world's largest and most diverse collection of editions and translations of Mao's "Little Red Book", including many variants of the first edition, exceptionally rare precursors, dozens of official and unofficial versions and translations, and satirical reinterpretations. "No other object proved more useful for the projection and reflection of the complexities and contradictions of the global 1960s" (Cook, p. xiv).Conceived as a manual for the political education of the rank-and-file, Quotations from Chairman Mao evolved into a defining socio-political, cultural, and countercultural symbol, translated into dozens of languages and printed in quantities far exceeding those of any other modern book. This collection, compiled over the last three decades by the collector Justin G. Schiller, encompasses 200 items, including material otherwise untraced, showcasing every facet of a complex history: the release of the first edition in May 1964 in an array of bindings and formats; the editing and consolidation of the text into its familiar 270-page, 33-chapter form; the reissues and textual changes called for by changing political circumstances; and the circulation of official and unofficial translations targeting a global audience.First edition copies were issued in both red vinyl and wrappers, but examining copies side-by-side highlights nuanced differences. These include, for example, variations in the decorative bl

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