Books by Michael Schoenhals
“What I find particularly convincing about this book is its wide-ranging quest for blame in the Cultural Revolution, which is one of the most puzzling and unprecedented events in the history of global Communism. Technically, the book is a tour-de-force. It offers a survey of Cultural Revolutionaries at every level of Chinese society; it makes use of a fascinating range of primary sources including interviews, memoirs, pamphlets, posters and diaries.” Read more...
Julia Lovell, Historian
Interviews where books by Michael Schoenhals were recommended
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Mao’s Last Revolution
by Michael Schoenhals & Roderick MacFarquhar -
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Maoism at the Grassroots
edited by Jeremy Brown and Matthew D. Johnson -
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Red Star over China
by Edgar Snow -
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The Bullet and the Ballot Box: The Story of Nepal's Maoist Revolution
by Aditya Adhikari -
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A Critical Introduction to Mao
by Timothy Creek
The best books on Maoism, recommended by Julia Lovell
The best books on Maoism, recommended by Julia Lovell
While researching Maoism, China expert Julia Lovell battled against two incorrect assumptions: “firstly that Maoism is a story of China; and secondly that Maoism is a story of the past.” Here she recommends five books for coming to grips with the global, still-relevant impact of Maoism.
