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Chairman Mao's Little Red Book

In 1966, the collected thoughts of China's communist leader became an unexpected best-seller around the world.

In 1966, the collected thoughts of China's communist leader became an unexpected best-seller around the world. A compendium of pithy advice and political instructions from Mao Zedong, it was soon to be found on student bookshelves everywhere.Vincent Dowd has been speaking to Alexander Cook, who edited a collection of essays about the famous book.

(Photo: Front cover of Mao's Little Red Book)

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