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Art, Global Maoism and the Chinese Cultural Revolution

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Full Title:

Art, Global Maoism and the Chinese Cultural Revolution

Contributors:

By (Author) Jacopo Galimberti
Edited by Noemi de Haro Garca
Edited by Victoria H. F. Scott

ISBN:

9781526117465

Publisher:

Manchester University Press

Imprint:

Manchester University Press

Publication Date:

15th November 2019

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Main Subject:
Dewey:

700.103

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

376

Dimensions:

Width 156mm, Height 234mm

Description

This is the first book to explore the global influence of Maoism on modern and contemporary art. Featuring eighteen original essays written by established and emerging scholars from around the world, and illustrated with fascinating images not widely known in the west, the volume demonstrates the significance of visuality in understanding the protean nature of this powerful worldwide revolutionary movement. Contributions address regions as diverse as Singapore, Madrid, Lima and Maputo, moving beyond stereotypes and misconceptions of Mao Zedong Thought's influence on art to deliver a survey of the social and political contexts of this international phenomenon. At the same time, the book attends to the the similarities and differences between each case study. It demonstrates that the chameleonic appearances of global Maoism deserve a more prominent place in the art history of both the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. -- .

Reviews

Maoism and the Chinese Cultural Revolution is a global, and not just a Chinese phenomenon. Red Guards grass-roots activism not only captivated young leftists all over the world, it also inspired a generation of artistsand this is what the book sets out to study, dealing with global Maoisms and their repercussions in the artistic scenes: how did different Maoist artistic groups (inter)act within different local and transcultural contexts This book shows convincingly how, in different places around the world, from Africa, to India, to Latin America, Europe and, China, too, Maoism became and still remains a catalyst in transforming cultural movements, even cultural revolutions.
Barbara Mittler, Centre for Asian and Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University

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Author Bio

Jacopo Galimberti is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Manchester
Noemi de Haro Garca is Lecturer at the Universidad Autnoma de Madrid
Victoria H. F. Scott is an independent scholar

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