Quotations from chairman mao tsetungpatriotism and. My first thought reading this collection of quotations was that chairman mao was very organized. The largescale publication of quotations from chairman mao tsetung is a. Selected excerpts with questions from the little red book. He has inherited, defended and developed marxismleninism with genius, creatively and comprehensively and has brought it to a higher and completely new stage. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung quotations from chairman mao tsetung simplified chinese. Mao zhuxi yulu is a book of selected statements from speeches and writings by mao zedong mao tsetung, the former chairman of the communist party of china, published from 1964 to about 1976 and. The revolutionarys enemies were categorized as imperialists warlards, bureaucrats, comprador class, big landlord class, reactionary section of the intelligentsia, right wing of the middle bourgeoisie. December 26, 1893 september 9, 1976, also known as chairman mao, was a chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the peoples republic of china prc, which he ruled as the chairman of the communist party of china from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. It begins with the sound of an invisible womans voice that comes from the back and sides of the auditorium as the audience looks into the interior of the outline of a large cube. Wikipedia article, commons category, wikidata item also romanized as quotations from chairman mao zedong. Can a communist, who is an internationalist, at the same time be a patriot. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung is a book of statements from speeches and writings by. The famous red book from mao tsetung, with quotations from his works.
Quotations of chairman mao debuts at the grolier club. First published in english in 1966 and continuously reprinted ever since. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung by mao tsetung and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mao tsetung is, of course, best known as a political leader, having held power in the peoples republic from its founding in 1949 until his death, as president until. Interview with three correspondents from the central news agency, the sao. Quotations from chairman mao edition by lin biao britannica. A revolution is an insurrection, an act of violence by which one class overthrows another. Who is chairman mao and what is his little red book.
Armed with marxistleninist theory and ideology, the communist party of china has brought a new style of work to the chinese people. It achieved supreme importance as the ultimate guide to political action and moral behavior. Chinasource quotations of chairman maoreally a best. As to the authority of the husband, this has always been weaker among the poor peasants because, out of economic necessity, their womenfolk have to do more manual labour than the women of the richer classes and therefore have more say and greater power of decision in. The following quotations represent party chairman mao zedongs perspective on being a communist. Detail from the reddest reddest red sun in our heart, chairman mao and us together, 1968. Langham place hotel lph lobby hall statue red cover book nov20. Box and quotations from chairman mao tsetung edward. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung paperback january 1, 1972 by mao chairman tsetung author 4. The source for this work comes both from the 2nd edition of the bilingual english and chinese quotations from chairman mao tsetung and from the marxists. They intended it to serve as an inspirational work for politicians and military officials. Mao tried to expand the plas organizational authority and its political role. The largescale publication of quotations from chairman mao tsetung is a vital measure for enabling the broad masses to grasp mao tsetungs thought and for promoting the revolutionization of our peoples thinking. Simultaneous with the issue of the book quotations from chairman mao in 1964 came another twopronged offensive, launched in tandem by mao and lin.
Agency gave an unsubstantiated claim of over 800,000 in 117 countries and. The cultural revolution was launched in china in 1966 by communist leader mao zedong in order to reassert his authority over the chinese government. Every citizen was required to own a copy of the book and to read from it daily. A collection of quotes from chinese communist party leader mao zedong 18931976. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Box and quotations from chairman mao tsetung book by edward albee wiki authority control authority control is a method of creating and maintaining index terms for bibliographical material in a. Chairman trump, a compilation of quotes skewering the eponymous business. Sepia toned photograph of chairman mao, with tissue guard which has become attached to the verso of the title page, just prior to the text. To be honest, the books inclusion on the list should probably come with an asterisk. Cover of quotations from chairman mao tsetung 1965. New and amplified by mao tsetung and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The book was not available generally in the us as conflict between communism and capitalism was intense at that time.
Quotations by mao zedong, chinese leader, born december 26, 1893. Maos lack of public appearances after 1958 had damaged his image and his authority. During chinas great cultural revolution from 1966 to 1976, the famous little red book, officially known as quotations of chairman mao zedong, was a musthave item for the chinese. Quotations from chairman mao mao zhuxi yulu, also known as the little red book, was the most prominent icon of the cultural revolution. Readjustment and reaction, 196165 of the little red book, quotations from chairman maoto popularize maoist ideology among the relatively uneducated military recruits. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung complete and unexpurgated. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung and 0 related. A style of work which essentially entails integrating theory with practice, forging close links with the masses and practicing selfcriticism.
Quotations from chairmain mao tsetungmao zedong the. Actually titled quotations from chairman mao tsetung, it is a book of snippets from speeches and writings of the former communist leader. The first was the start of the cultural revolution to root out maos opponents within the ccpamid which lin purged the peoples liberation army pla of some 10,000 officers in 1968. It is easy to become the second most read book in the history of the world when failure to own a copy or carry it at all times could lead to beatings or even imprisonment. Quotations from chairman mao tse tung, little red book. Quotations from chairman mao zedong simplified chinese. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung quotes by mao zedong. The final version of the book, as approved by the central committee of the communist party of china, contains 427 quotations covering. Quotations from chairman mao on being a communist in china 1937. First published in 1964, the quotations of chairman mao zedong have had different impacts and meanings for china over. The documents is scanned from a small red book, and split up in seven parts, each part containing 25 pages. It was printed just over one billion times between 1966 and 1971. It is estimated that during those years altogether 5 billion copies of the collected mao sayings were printed, which came in 500 different editions and 50.
Quotations from chairman mao tsetung by mao tsetung. A man in china is usually subjected to the domination of three systems of authority political authority. As the military forces under lin increasingly showed that they could combine ideological purity with technical virtuosity, mao tried to expand the plas organizational authority and its political role. Wild swans wikipedia changs story the cultural revolution started when chang was a teenager. Its idea was conceived by general lin biao 19071971 as a book of inspirational reading and originally.
Quotations from chairman mao tsetung is a volume of selected statements taken from the speeches and writings by mao mao tsetung, published from 1964 to 1976. It was often printed in small editions that could be easily carried and that were bound in bright red covers, which led to its western moniker of the little red book. Box and quotations from chairman mao tsetung a theatre without characters, box is a highly abstract monologue. Red book of chairman mao quotations from chairman mao tsetung 1927 1964 commonly known as the little red book, the original collection of chairman maos 18931976 quotations was first published in china in may 1964 this material has been reconstructed from various unverified sources cmg archives. The quotations from chairman mao, the mao zhuxi yulu, 426 in total, were culled from the numerous writings in which mao had set out to sinify marxismleninism over the years and which had been brought together in the fourvolume selected works of mao zedong. Maos little red book, from the 1967 printed edition. One of the enduring symbols of modern china has been maos little red book. Since 1963, the little red book quotations from chairman mao tsetung, compiling maos statements on his views and ideology, had been a standard chinese text, and his personality cult was systematically fostered by lin biao, his faithful. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung wikisource, the. Sources and early printing history of chairman maos.
These documents contains quotes from mao zedong, his thoughts of the chinese revolution and the time that followed it, as well as his thoughts of how society should be governed. Red coloured vinyl dustwrapper, with gilt coloured titles to the front panel. Military rule was imposed starting in late 1967 by local military authorities who relied on mandatory group study of official mao quotations to establish their authority. Quotations from chairman mao beijing foreign languages press, 1972. The little red book, as it came to be known outside china, a reference to its red binding, is the subject of quotations of chairman mao. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung simplified chinese. Two interrelated plays by edward albee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Chang willingly joined the red guards though she r. Once mao tsetungs thought is grasped by the broad masses, it becomes an inexhaustible source of strength and a spiritual atom bomb of infinite power. The little red book or, to give its full title, quotations from chairman mao zedong contains 267 aphorisms from the communist chinese leader, covering subjects such as class struggle. The most popular versions were printed in small sizes and. It is our hope that all comrades will learn earnestly and diligently, bring about a new nationwide high tide in the creative. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung quotes little red book chinese communist propaganda vintage book happyfortunevintage.
Quotations from chairman mao tsetung was published between 19641976 after being compiled by the peoples liberation army daily to cover 23 topics with 200 quotations. Mao zedong quotes author of quotations from chairman mao tse. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung december 16, 1966 lin piao comrade mao tsetung is the greatest marxistleninist of our era. A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing embroidery. A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture, or doing. The one main symbol of maos cultural revolution is most likely his little red book of quotations. Book of selected statements from mao widely distributed during cultural revolution. Mao zedong quotes author of quotations from chairman mao. Quotations from chairman mao by mao the 88th greatest. This collection of wisdom contains a number of ideas thought up by the chairman himself. The books wild swans covers that time period with the third character. Mao zhuxi yulu is a book of statements from speeches and writings by mao zedong formerly romanized as mao tsetung, the former chairman of the communist party of china, published from 1964 to about 1976 and widely distributed during the cultural revolution. Sometimes referred to as the chinese bible, quotations of chairman mao mao zhu xi yu lu was first published on a very restricted basis in may 1964 and probably still holds the world record for most copies printed of a single work in under four years 720 million books by the end of 1967. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung by mao tsetung, mao.
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