Utopia and Terror in the 20th Century

Mao (1x18)

Udgivelsesdato: Jan 01, 2003

After decades of civil war and struggle, Chinese Communists came to power in 1949 under the leadership of Mao Zedong. This lecture examines the society formed by the ideology of "Mao Thought," the "Little Red Book," the uniform dress of "Mao suits," and the cultural break with a rich past forced by the regime.