With his smooth, warm, red face which radiated light in all directions, Chairman Mao Zedong was a fixture in Chinese propaganda posters produced between the birth of the People's Republic in 1949 and the early 1980s. These infamous posters were, in turn, central fixtures in Chinese homes, railway stations, schools, journals, magazines, and just about anywhere else where people were likely to see them. Chairman Mao, portrayed as a stoic superhero (a.k.a. the Great Teacher, the Great Leader, the Great Helmsman, the Supreme ...
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With his smooth, warm, red face which radiated light in all directions, Chairman Mao Zedong was a fixture in Chinese propaganda posters produced between the birth of the People's Republic in 1949 and the early 1980s. These infamous posters were, in turn, central fixtures in Chinese homes, railway stations, schools, journals, magazines, and just about anywhere else where people were likely to see them. Chairman Mao, portrayed as a stoic superhero (a.k.a. the Great Teacher, the Great Leader, the Great Helmsman, the Supreme Commander), appeared in all kinds of situations (inspecting factories, smoking a cigarette with peasant workers, standing by the Yangzi River in a bathrobe, presiding over the bow of a ship, or floating over a sea of red flags), flanked by strong, healthy, ageless men and ""masculinized"" women and children wearing baggy, sexless, drab clothing.
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First edition (softcover). 4to (33cm by 22cm), 240pp. Illustrated throughout in colour. Original laminated card wrappers. This book is in very good condition. ISBN 9783836503167.
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25th anniversary edn. 4to. Original pictorial card covers (softback) (creased and bent at top corners-otherwise near Fine). Pp. 239, illus with coloured photos throughout (no inscriptions; English, French and German text).
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Near Fine. Folio. HEAVY. 239pp, chronology, num col ills (many full page). Or pictorial card covers with integral flaps. Publishers 25th anniversary decal to front. Near new. Showcases over 300 posters produced during the rule of Chairman Mao to promote communist values and to portray the bright future of the PRC. With essays examining the history of Chinese propaganda and the experience of living in Mao's China.
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May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwill's nonprofit mission!
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Pages and cover are intact. Used book in good and clean conditions. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks.
