The product is a 2nd edition paperback book titled « Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-tung » printed in 1967 by the Foreign Languages Press in China. It contains 312 pages and is a collector’s edition with special attributes like being a limited edition and in miniaturized size. The book is in English and is a valuable collectible for those interested in political literature and military history, especially with its ties to the region of Asia and the author, Mao Tse-Tung.
Here we have a collection of 17 papers, most of which first appeared in « Blackwood’s Magazine », reflecting different people in China, including The Autocrat; The Politician; The Brigand; The Idealist; The Soldier; The Civilian; The Man of Affairs; The Frontier Prince; The Enthusiast; The Magistrate; The Iconoclast; The Mystic; The Frontiersman; The Pariah; A Frontier Incident; and The Philosopher.
In this case, using the analytical tools explained in Mao’s book on philosophy, to analyze conditions, identify problems and contradictions, and use those tools to move forward to build a New China. The books bring philosophy out of the ivory tower and down to the factory floor and bio lab work bench, with essays such as, « Dialectics of Building a 10,000-ton Freighter, » and « Using Materialist Dialectics to Cure Common Diseases ».
First printing 1945. Dust jacket is in poor condition as shown. A little bit of writing inside the front cover and first page. See pictures to get an idea of the overall condition.
They are small in size because they were designed to fit in a pocket. These three books were the most distributed and read books in China 1967-1976. Those were the years of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, and the books contain the political and ideological content guiding that Cultural Revolution.
DOUGLAS CARRUTHERS. The account of the secluded basin of the Upper Yenisei river, with its strange inhabitants, makes a story of unusual interest and importance”. (Publisher’s advert). In the highlands of Dzungaria, ibex and Ovis ammon karelini were bagged.
