Mao Cult: Rhetoric and Ritual in China's Cultural Revolution

by Daniel Leese

Book Overview

Although many books have explored Mao's posthumous legacy, none has scrutinized the massive worship that was fostered around him during the Cultural Revolution. This book is the first to do so. By analyzing secret archival documents, Daniel Leese traces the history of the cult within the Communist Party and at the grassroots level. The party leadership's original intention was to develop a prominent brand symbol, which would compete with the nationalists'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521152224
• ISBN13: 9780521152228
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"