Libretto rosso. Citazioni dalle opere del presidente Mao Tse Tung

While I read this in 9th grade, while I was still an aspiring Marxist-Leninist, I think that 2 years later I can safely discard it. The content consists solely of Mao quoting himself. This book serves no purpose, other than for Bob Avakian and his followers in the Revolutionary Communist Party, who

Chairman Mao was many things to many people, but to me he'll always be boring.

The Great Helmsman's words flow like the mighty water of the Yellow River, majestic and calm, bringing nourishment to the Chinese people. The Glorious Teacher, Chairman Mao, has developed the universal truth of Marxist-Leninist thought to a new height, guiding the nation on a new path towards constr Leggi tutto

The Little Red Book is just a bunch of repetitive drivel. I read this book as an historian, not as someone looking for ideological inspiration. I have always been fascinated with Chinese history and Mao in particular so I thought I would have a read through the infamous book that condensed the though Leggi tutto

This compilation of selected words of Mao Zedong was brandished by Mao's Red Guards during the chaotic "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution", in which Mao reasserted his dominance after being almost sidelined by the earlier disaster of the "Great Leap Forward", in which millions of Chinese died in Leggi tutto

Right from the very first page you have a recommendation: "the revolutionary young man must carry it along always, consult it, memorize it, sleep with it and keep it in the little pocket of his shirt". It seems the original title of the book was "Quotes of president Mao", but later it took on other t Leggi tutto

A very interesting and convenient little book that compiles Mao's ideas and theory over a wide range of topics in a collection of short quotations. Naturally, to fully understand the theories and ideas put forward, further reading is required. The topics and quotations are of course based on the mat Leggi tutto

Mao updated communism and resolved many of its internal contradictions, particularly after Khrushchev's rise in the USSR which coincided with increasing liberalism and bureaucracy. Required reading for any serious political analyst regardless of ideological bent