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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 ubiquitous symbols of twentieth-century radicalism. Published for the first time in 1964- it rapidly became the must-have accessory for Red Guards and revolutionaries from Berkeley to Bamako. Yet- despite its worldwide circulation and enduring presence there has- until now- been no serious scholarly effort to understand this seminal text as a global historical phenomenon. Maos Little Red Book brings together a range of innovative scholars from around the world to explore the fascinating variety of uses and forms that Maos Quotations has taken- from rhetoric- art and song- to talisman- badge- and weapon. The authors of this pioneering volume use Maos Quotations as a medium through which to re-examine the history of the twentieth-century world- challenging established ideas about the book to reveal its remarkable global impact....