Chairman mao zedong quotes some selected quotes from maos little red book. Beijing made easy beijing history the little red book. Chairman maos little red book chinese language blog. Quotations of chairman mao known as maos little red book, and maos writings were elevated to an infallible philosophical system called mao zedong thought. He died of parkinsons disease on september 9, 1976. Purpose fleet marine force reference publication fmfrp 1218, mao tsetung. These writings did not provide an accurate assessment of chinese society, but they did contribute to the. Book 23 quotations from chairman mao zedong in may 1964. Mao tsetungs controversial little red book will be. 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. By tags chairman mao, china, cultural revolution, member news, exhibitions, grolier club, 1960s, little red book, mao zedong the 1960s was a decade of both discovery and protest, riots and revolutions, from antiwar marches, assassinations of world leaders, mans first landing on the moon, and the birth of a new brand of music led by the beatles.
The largescale publication of quotations from chairman mao tsetung is a vital measure for enabling the broad masses to grasp mao. The little red schoolbook, published in denmark in 1969. Policy is the startingpoint of all the practical actions of a revolutionary party and manifests itself in the process and the endresult of. On the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of quotations from chairman mao, this edited volume is the first to examine the little red book as a global historical phenomenon, challenging established ideas about the book and reexamining the history of the twentiethcentury world. It had its beginnings in the 1920s and continues to influence chinese politics to this very day. Its estimated that around 900million copies have been printed. Tsetung mao the little red book mao tsetung the little.
Mao tsetung, the man who was to become chinas great proletar. 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 that explained to the people of china the ideology of the chinese communist party. Quotations from chairmain mao tsetungmao zedong the. 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. Mao zedongs little red book as communists we gain control with.
It is estimated that during those years altogether 5 billion copies of the collected mao sayings were. Sasha is an english teacher, writer, photographer, and videographer from the great state of michigan. The big red world of the little red book quotations from chairman mao. Mao zedong 1976 northern virginia community college. As its title implies, it is a collection of quotations excerpted from maos past speeches and publications. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung wikisource, the. Book 22 quotations from chairman mao zedong in 1976. Selected military writings of mao tsetung by mao zedong. Mao zedong s 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 as i was typing up that title, it reminded me of the childrens book the little blue engine, or little golden books, or other little kids books, but the little red book associated with maos cultural revolution of the 1960s was actually no laughing matter to millions of chinese the real title of the book was quotations from chairman mao tsetung or mao zedong. Mao zedongs little red book university of south florida. Imagine yourself a chinese citizen during the chinese cultural revolution. For mao and others, it was the success of the russian revolution that induced them to study marxism and leninism. Maos little red book center for political education. If your self inquiry encountered autonomous archetypes then you might be interested in what jungs deep inquiry yielded in wisdom, i encourage you to read just a single note from the red book. John mcdonnell under fire for quoting mao zedong in. Rics members can download a free pdf version below along with related documents.
Quotations from chairman mao tsetung the little red book. It is also called thoughts of chairman mao by many chinese people. Red book liberal party of canada, policy platform for the 1993 election. 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. As the former propaganda establishment came under heavy attack for having hampered the spread of mao zedong thought, the.
As communists we gain control with the power of the gun and maintain control with the power of the pen. The little red book is just a bunch of repetitive drivel. Download fulltext pdf pieces of literature have both the ubiquity and longevity of chairman mao zedong s. Below is recorded the entirety of maos little red book. Although mao became widely revered, his cultural revolution policies led to cataclysmic death and destruction throughout china. So there was more than one and half a copy of the little red book for. Red book albania, memorandum for the autonomy of albania the charter of the malagasy socialist revolution the red book, malagasy. National day, media reported that mao zedongs red book. As you consider and paraphrase each of maos sayings taken from his little red book, reflect on how these beliefs and rules might impact your life. Maos little red book, common name for the pocketsize edition of quotations from chairman mao tsetung. Committee on infectious diseases american academy of pediatrics larry k. Chairman mao, chairman maos little red book, cultural reolvution, little red book, mao zedong, mao zedong quotes, quotations from mao tsetung. The quotations range in length from a sentence to a few short paragraphs, and borrow heavily from a group of about two dozen documents in the four.
Mao zedong collected works 19171949 these documents were compiled, edited and published by the u. Each page acts as a study guide to the big book and its teachings. Book 24 chairman mao zedong discusses dictatorship of the proletariat in 1969. Red book pdf rics the latest edition of the red book came into effect on 6 january 2014. For over 50 years, the little red book has been a primer for members of alcoholics anonymous. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mao zedong. The little red book 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. Brief timeline 1930 mao writes a single spark can start a prairie fire. Liber novus combines both art and intimate descriptions of jungs personal spiritual journey. The broad masses of the workers, peasants and soldiers and the broad. Also romanized as quotations from chairman mao zedong. 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. Only the bible has been printed more, and it had a head start of almost 2000 years.
A selection of the authors works from an english translation of the second chinese edition of the selected works of mao tsetung, published by the peoples publishing house, peking, april 1960. Published for the first time in 1964, it rapidly became the musthave accessory for red guards and revolutionaries from berkeley to bamako. 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. Mao zedong gradually developed and refined his educational doctrine on the basis of three main building blocks. I read this book as an historian, not as someone looking for ideological inspiration. As you consider and paraphrase each of maos sayings taken from his little red book, reflect on how. Quotations from chairman mao beijing foreign languages press, 1972. Maoism represents a universal political philosophy based on a distinct revolutionary outlook. The books alternative title the little red book was coined by the west for its pocketsized edition, which was specifically printed and sold. According to jprs, these documents are selected speeches, articles, essays, reports, letters, interviews, declarations, decrees, telegrams, poems, and inscriptions of mao tse. Wikipedia article, commons category, wikidata item also romanized as quotations from chairman mao zedong. A captivating guide to the life of a chairman of the communist party of china, the cultural revolution and the political theory of maoism isbn10.
Quotations from chairman mao tsetung simplified chinese. 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. How the west embraced chairman maos little red book. A life kindle edition by spence, jonathan d download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Marxist in its prelenin form was already vaguely known about, but i dont think mao studied it. Mao zedong, also transliterated as mao tsetung listen helpinfo, commonly referred to as chairman mao december 26, 1893 september 9, 1976, was a chinese revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, poet, political theorist, and leader of the chinese revolution. Mao tsetungs thought is marxismleninism of the era in which imperialism is heading for total collapse and socialism is advancing to world wide victory. Quotations from chairman mao zedong, better known as the little red book, has been published by the prc government since 1966. 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 thoughts and philosophies of the man who influenced. Come up with at least three reasons to justify your position. First published in english in 1966 and continuously reprinted ever since. It is estimated that during those years altogether 5 billion copies of the collected mao sayings were printed, which. The invincible thoughts of mao reach within to embrace humanity pdf zedong illuminate the stages of revolutionary.
Poster of madame mao jiang qing holding the little red book. Quotations from chairman mao tsetung the little red book comprises 427 quotations, divided thematically into 33 chapters. Department of the navy hadquarters united states marine corps washington, dc 203800001 5 april 1989 foreword 1. Governments joint publications research service jprs in 1978. Red book informe 2015 del comite sobre enfermedades. The following quotations represent party chairman mao zedongs perspective on being a communist. The little red book was the most prominent icon of the cultural revolution. Mao zedong sixiang mao zedong thought, is a doctrine for revolution developed by mao and his associates in the chinese communist party ccp. Destination page number search scope search text search scope search text. Mao s sayings, printed in a little red book, were distributed during the cultural revolution. What are some books mao zedong read that inspired him to. Published for the first time in 1964, it rapidly became the musthave accessory for. Selected excerpts with questions from the little red book. The little red book represented a rejection of the cold war, and even more than that a rejection of the technological subjugation of humanity in the era of mass production.
Quotations from chairman mao on being a communist in china 1937. Mao tse tung internet archive quotations from mao tse tung quotations from. 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. Policy is the startingpoint of all the practical actions of a revolutionary party and manifests itself in the process and the end result of. The little red book, more properly known as the quotations of mao zedong, is the worlds second most published book. Maos little red book in china and beyond the diplomat. Quotations from mao tse tung marxists internet archive. Maos little red book, from the 1967 printed edition. 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. Mao zedongs little red book quotations from chairman mao. The documents is scanned from a small red book, and split up in seven parts, each part containing 25 pages. Long, md, faap, associate editor american academy of.
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