Maoism
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What’s it about?
A global history of Maoism, tracing how Mao Zedong's revolutionary ideas were adapted by peasant armies, intellectuals, and liberation movements from Peru to France, shaping the twentieth century's most radical hopes and devastating failures.
You’ll learn
- Maoism's peasant-based revolution model
- How Maoism spread beyond China
- Maoism's role in the Black Panther Party
- The dark legacy of the Cultural Revolution