Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung [Paperback]

Mao Tse-Tung (Author)

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Publication Date: May 18, 2008

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• Paperback: 328 pages
• Publisher: Kiefer Press (May 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1409724751
• ISBN-13: 978-1409724759
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,115,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The writing itself is relatively unimportant, May 10, 2000

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"corey_aber" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (Vinyl Bound)

While Mao no doubt had a profound impact on China, it was not for his originality of thought, but for the manner in which he promoted Marxism-Leninism. The only significant change he made in the philosophy was his realization that for communism to work in China, the Proletariat had to be interpreted as the peasantry. Mao's "Little Red Book" was a necessity in the creation of the mystique of Mao, and the cult of Maoism. This was not so much because of the ideas presented, but because the manner in which the were presented to the public, not only in the book itself, but through various other means of propaganda. Therefore the book as an item could be valuable to own for anyone interested in the study of Mao, but only as a tool in his mystique. Granted the book does provide some insight into Maoism, its most profound impact was based on its existence, and Mao would best be studied through his actions rather than through his writings.

39 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A contradictory guidebook to Chinese communism, October 31, 2003

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Jerald R Lovell (Clinton Township, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (Vinyl Bound)

Mao-Zedong was the leader of China's Communist Revolution. He was a man of many faces; soldier, military strategist, politician, revolutionary, poet, fugitive, and leader. This book is a collection of quotes gleaned from his speeches, writings, and interviews over several decades.

Mao's utterances must be read two ways. The first is as exhortations of the ideal. The second is as justification for what was actually done. Mao seems to encourage dissent and analysis as the basis for revoutionary improvement on the one hand, but the record reveals that his rule was as an iron dictator. Equally, he exhorts the faithful to achieve stability, but history shows his ill-fated Red Guard movement nearly tore China apart.

I could go on at some length, but I leave the reader to make his or her own choices from the vast panoply of available material. I do not believe this is a work that can or should be read without some prior knowledge of Twentieth Century Chinese history. The book is important for understanding the Chinese world view as we enter dubiously into the 21st Century. For that reason, I recommend it.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A book of interest., May 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (Vinyl Bound)

"Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-tung," published for the Peoples Liberation Army by then Marshal Lin Piao, and later for the people of China, is a basic handbook of Mao Tse-tung Thought. Read it with devotion if you uphold its ideals, read it for information if you reject its ideals, but read it, and learn more about one of the most influential leaders (for better or for worse) in all of world history.