Maoism: A Global History

“This is a book by Julia Lovell, who is a brilliant historian of China and has written a number of excellent books. This is not a history of China as such, it’s a look at Maoism as a phenomenon. Maoism has been picked up all kinds of people around the world—by terror groups in South America, by European students and American students in the 1960s…But now Maoism is resurgent because it remains the ideological core of the Chinese Communist Party…This is a hugely significant book and a real eye-opener to anyone—and that’s most of us, let’s face it—who has not really grasped the true nature of China in the 21st century.” Read more...

The Best History Books of 2019

Paul Lay, Historian

“An extraordinarily ambitious undertaking and I think it’s delivered with real wisdom and intelligence, and with style that you wouldn’t necessarily expect in a political theory history.” Read more...

The Best Nonfiction Books of 2019

Stig Abell, Journalist

“Maoism by Julia Lovell is a towering book. It offers a rich and brilliantly researched history of an important world ideology. At least, at the end of this book, you come to realise that Maoism is a truly important world ideology.” Read more...

Best Books of 2019 on Global Cultural Understanding

Ash Amin