Cultural Revolution Collection
The Cultural Revolution,聽1966-1976, was launched by Mao Zedong in order to reassert his authority over the Chinese Government.
He mobilised the nation鈥檚 youth, in the form of the Red Guards, to purge impure elements of Chinese society and to revive the revolutionary spirit which had led to the formation of the People鈥檚 Republic of China in 1949. A personality cult quickly sprang up around Mao, similar to that which had existed for Josef Stalin.
Factional fighting and years of power struggles ensued until Mao鈥檚 death in 1976, after which Deng Xiaoping established control for the next 20 years. The legacy of the Cultural Revolution resonated in Chinese politics and society for many decades.
This collection will place the Cultural Revolution within the historical context through the publications of the Foreign Languages Press, the main state publishing enterprise leading up to and following the period, and other related material.
Foreign Languages Press
The Foreign Languages Press was founded in Peking (Beijing) in 1952 after the Great Liberation of China. It was the prime book publisher during the entire Mao period, issuing many thousands of im