Mao Cult

Released on by Daniel Leese
preview-18

  • Mao Cult Book Detail

  • Author : Daniel Leese
  • Release Date : 2011-10-31
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 323
  • ISBN 13 : 1139498118
  • File Size : 70,70 MB
DOWNLOAD BOOK

Mao Cult by Daniel Leese PDF Summary

Book Description: 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' elevation of Chiang Kai-shek. However, they did not anticipate that Mao would use this symbolic power to mobilize Chinese youth to rebel against party bureaucracy itself. The result was anarchy and when the army was called in it relied on mandatory rituals of worship such as daily reading of the Little Red Book to restore order. Such fascinating detail sheds light not only on the personality cult of Mao, but also on hero-worship in other traditions.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own Mao Cult books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.