{"product_id":"9780099581857","title":"Maoism : A Global History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Lovell, Julia, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 12\/03\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 624 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Vintage,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Vintage Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: China, General \u0026amp; world history, Marxism \u0026amp; Communism, Political leaders \u0026amp; leadership\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780099581857\u003cbr\u003e Description:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the 1980s, China seems to have abandoned the utopian turmoil of Mao's revolution in favour of authoritarian capitalism. But Mao and his ideas remain central to the People's Republic. With disagreements between China and the West on the rise, the need to understand the political legacy of Mao is urgent and growing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA crucial motor of the Cold War: Maoism shaped the course of the Vietnam War and brought to power the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; it aided anti-colonial resistance movements in Africa; it inspired terrorism in Germany and Italy, and wars and insurgencies in Peru, India and Nepal, some of which are still with us today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStarting with the birth of Mao's revolution in northwest China in the 1930s and concluding with its violent afterlives in South Asia and resurgence in the People's Republic today, Julia Lovell re-evaluates Maoism as both a Chinese and an international force, linking its evolution in China with its global legacy. 'Wonderful' Andrew Marr, New Statesman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022106362009,"sku":"9780099581857","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780099581857.jpg?v=1602539013","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780099581857","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}