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. As its title implies, it is a collection of quotations excerpted from mao s past speeches and publications. Chairman mao may not be the author of his little red book. The two guests, who had come all the way from albania, explained their mission to the chairman. Mao tsetungs controversial little red book will be. Published for the first time in 1964, it rapidly became the musthave accessory for red guards and revolutionaries from berkeley to bamako. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung wikisource, the free.
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. At the peak of its popularity, maos bible was the most printed book in the world. Labour shadow chancellor brandishes maos little red. The following quotations represent party chairman mao zedongs perspective on being a communist.
Selected excerpts with questions from the little red book. Red book, alternate name for ntia manual of regulations and procedures for federal radio frequency management, technical regulations relating to electromagnetic frequency spectrum. Quotations from chairman mao tse tung is a book of 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 widely distributed during the cultural revolution. As you consider and paraphrase each of maos sayings taken from his little red book, reflect on how. Epstein was trained in the art of communist propaganda. Chairman mao s little red book chairman mao zedong mao was the leader of chinas communist party from 1949 until his death in 1976. A collection of quotations from chinese chairman mao zedong put together by the peoples liberation army. Unfollow red book mao to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Imagine yourself a chinese citizen during the chinese cultural revolution. The correct handling of contradictions among the people 5. The book s alternative title the little red book was coined by the west for its pocketsized edition, which was specifically printed and sold. Jung chang is the bestselling author of wild swans, which the asian wall street journal called the most widely read book about china, and mao. Along with the red guards it was used to regain control of the party and chinas political, social and economic direction which mao felt was being threatened by reformers within the party.
Just like that, the little red book was tainted by association. And i have seen his little red book being studied in so many poor countries. Mao zedongs little red book as communists we gain control with the power of the gun and maintain control with the power of the pen. Although mao led his people through periods of great social and economic hardship, he remained one of the most beloved leaders in world history while alive, and even after his death. As you consider and paraphrase each of mao s sayings taken from his little red book, reflect on how. The little red book chinese with english translation mao tsetung on. Chinas propaganda machine deified mao and ensured that every citizen had a copy of the little red book, quotations from chairman mao, whether they could read it or. Mao s world famous little red book was actually written by a jew, israel epstein, mao tse tungs minister of finance minister of appropriations and rothschilds agent. The meeting with mao was arranged in secret, late in the summer of 1967. However, at shaoshans comrade mao zedong memorial museum, a subtle reinvention of maos legacyfrom revolutionary to. By some estimates, five billion copies of the thoughts of. Shadow chancellor john mcdonnell threw a copy of maos little red book at george osborne. 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.
As this nook is a crossreference of his collected works, it has been decided that more details and clarifications will be added to this site from that greater body of material, and from the historyy of mao zedong inparticular. Mao, red book,communist feminism liberalism youtube. Quotations from mao tse tung marxists internet archive. Mao s little red book, from the 1967 printed edition. Sep 07, 2010 quotations from chairman mao the little red book. This is an original chairman mao quotation book from cultural revolution. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung mao zedong is a book of selected statements from speeches and writings by mao, the former chairman of the communist party of china, published from 1964 to about 1976 and widely distributed during the cultural revolution.
Communist leader mao tsetungs quotations from chairman mao, better known as little red book, is being republished in china in. The little red schoolbook, published in denmark in 1969. Actually titled quotations from chairman mao tsetung, it is a book of snippets from speeches and writings of the former communist leader. This is an entirely fresh look at mao in both content and approach. Maos little red book or quotations from chairman mao tsetung was one of these. We have compiled quotations from chairman mao tsetung in order to help the broad masses learn mao tsetungs. 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 languages. Out came a wellthumbed copy of mao zedongs little red book.
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Mao zedongs most popular book is quotations from chairman mao tsetung. Buy chairman maos little red book by chairman mao isbn. Nov 14, 2014 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. The most popular versions were printed in small sizes that could be easily carried and were bound in bright red covers, becoming.
Mao tsetungs controversial little red book will be reprinted in china some see the reprinting of the little red book as the harbinger of a revival of maoist philosophy in china. Mao s little red book which contained brief slogans was part of the cultural revolution in the 1960s and 70s. Chairman mao and john mcdonnells little red book youtube. Published on jun 30, 2018 quotations from chairman mao tsetung, also known as the little red book, is a propaganda work commissioned by chairman mao in. For one man to have galvanised a nation the size of china is almost beyond belief there have ben some amazing emperors who have shaped china over the centuries but non more so than the ruthless revolutionary chairman mao. All files marked with a notice are subject to normal restrictions. Achetez et telechargez ebook quotations from chairman mao tsetung. Quotations from chairman mao aka the little red book.
Feb 12, 2008 buy quotations from chairman mao tsetung by tsetung, mao isbn. Mao zhu xi yu lu quotations of chairman mao, little red book,first edition, first issue, portrait of chairman mao, calligraphic endorsement by lin biao printed in brown ink, original light blue vinyl covers with title incised on the front, no star below, text block slightly overlaps side at foreedge of binding, vintage ownership chop of zhu du sheng on inner. Nov 26, 2015 when john mcdonnell read a quote from chairman mao in. According to the foreword, the little red book was a weapon of mass instruction the intercontinental delivery system for a potentially worldshattering ideological payload. Imperialism and all reactionaries are paper tigers 7.
Hyperlinked to definitions of chinese characters and to english translation. Chairman mao zedong mao was the leader of chinas communist. Published on jun 30, 2018 quotations from chairman mao tsetung, also known as the little red book, is a propaganda work commissioned by chairman mao in support of his cult of personality. Mao tse tung internet archive quotations from mao tse tung quotations from. It is most commonly referred to in china as a little treasure book. First published in english in 1966 and continuously reprinted ever since. But from august of 1968 until roughly the fall of the following year, the mango was chinas most revered produce item, whose meaning was unwittingly bestowed upon it by none other than mao zedong. Maos little red book in china and beyond the diplomat. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung mao zhuxi yulu, the little red book, published in may 1964 the text here is verbatim from the second edition, peking, 1967. Mao zedongs little red book university of south florida. Morning sun living the revolution the little red book. This poster reproduces the painting chairman mao goes to anyuan, one of the most important art works of the cultural revolution period 196676. Red book, compact disc digital audio, an audio cd standard. Leadership of party committees the party committee system is an important party institution for ensuring collective leadership and preventing any individual from monopolizing the conduct of affairs.
Mao s little red book, common name for the pocketsize edition of quotations from chairman mao tsetung. Chairman mao zedong used death and destruction to create a. For 2,000 years, the peach was the iconic fruit of china, an auspicious symbol of good health and a long life. Mao s sayings, printed in a little red book, were distributed during the cultural revolution. Mao s character and the enormity of his behaviour towards his wives, mistresses and children are unveiled for the first time. Once mao tsetungs thought is grasped by the broad masses, it becomes a source of strength. Labour shadow chancellor brandishes maos little red book in bizarre speech labours shadow chancellor john mcdonnell prompted howls of derision as he brandished chairman maos little. Communist china originally followed the ways of the u. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages and sold more than fifteen million.
Quotations from chairman mao on being a communist in china 1937. Mcdonnells great leap forward puts osborne one step ahead. His little red book officially, quotations from chairman mao tsetung remains required reading in schools. The editor of maos little red book writes in the preface that this is the first scholarly effort to understand quotations from chairman mao as a global historical phenomenon. The only genuine source of mao quotes on the internet 150 quotes from mao tse tung revolutionary civil war period 19261927.
Nov 25, 2015 george osborne and david cameron show their delight as john mcdonnell reads from the little red book in the commons. Red book albania, memorandum for the autonomy of albania the charter of the malagasy socialist revolution the red book, malagasy. Red book, a series of recommendations published by the ccitt now itut in 19561964, and in 1984. Quotations from chairman mao beijing foreign languages press, 1972. Mao zedong has 239 books on goodreads with 18902 ratings. Mao zedongs little red book quotations from chairman mao a compilation of the chinese leaders speeches and writings is one of the most visible and ubiquitous symbols of twentiethcentury radicalism. The little red book official title quotations from chairman mao zedong chinese.
How the west embraced chairman maos little red book. It attained the status of a sacred, holy text during the cultural. There are a handful of books that have influenced 100 of millions of peoples lives over the decades, centuries and millennium of human existence. The painting was created by liu chunhua, a red guard studying at the central academy of industrial arts. Happy new year fellow comrades, another mao zedong propaganda track.
Sep 30, 20 mao tsetungs controversial little red book will be reprinted in china some see the reprinting of the little red book as the harbinger of a revival of maoist philosophy in china. The little red book that explained to the people of china the ideology of the chinese communist party. The little red book was a western nickname for the quotations from chairman mao tsetung, a collection of mao zedongs 18931976 quotations published in 1964 under the auspices of the peoples liberation army pla. Actually titled quotations from chairman mao tsetung, it is a book of snippets from speeches. Below is recorded the entirety of mao s little red book. It is an accurate description, but the collection has the shortcomings that are to be expected in a book of essays by academic authors. Mao zhuxi yulu is a book of the sayings of mao zedong it was put out by the military newspaper of the peoples republic of china from april 1964 until about 1976.
In an extraordinary scene on november 25, a member of the british parliament pulled a copy of quotations from chairman. Mao and the albanians chapter 10 maos little red book. Maos works in the last few years has proved that to study selected quotations from chairman mao with specific problems in mind is a good way to learn mao tsetungs thought, a method conducive to quick results. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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 internet archive. Quotations from chairmain mao tsetungmao zedong the little. The reader enters the shadowy chambers of mao s court, and eavesdrops on the drama in its hidden recesses. Mao tsetungs little red book is the closest thing to a bible that marxistleninist, materialist and atheist chinese society can have.
Nov 25, 2015 after john mcdonnell gives chancellor george osborne chairman mao s little red book we ask comedian alexei sayle what it all means. The unknown story with jon halliday, which was described by time as an atom bomb of a book. Quotations from chairman mao zedong, better known as the little red book, has been published by the prc government since 1966. The little red book simple english wikipedia, the free. Nov 14, 2018 also romanized as quotations from chairman mao zedong. Books by mao zedong author of quotations from chairman. Published by the foreign language press peking, this is mao tsetungs classic little red book that was meant to be carried in the pockets of all red guard members. Nov 25, 2015 labours john mcdonnell reads from the chinese communist leader mao zedongs little red book during his response on wednesday to george osbornes autumn statement. Some of the selected quotations in the little red book were from. Mao s little red book original version by mao tsetung, communist party of china isbn. Thanks for sharing the name of this song videosbywade.