Little Red Book
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The Little Red Book is a widely distributed collection of political quotations by Chinese leader Mao Zedong that became a central propaganda and ideological text during the Cultural Revolution.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mao's Little Red Book | 1 |
| Mao’s Little Red Book | 1 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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collection of quotations ⓘ political text ⓘ propaganda work ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Little Red Book
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surface form:
Mao's Little Red Book
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung ⓘ
surface form:
Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong
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| associatedWith |
Chinese Communist Party
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Mao Zedong ⓘ People's Liberation Army ⓘ Red Guards ⓘ |
| author | Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| binding | pocket-sized paperback ⓘ |
| circulation | hundreds of millions of copies ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| compiler | Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | mass distribution by the state ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| format | pocket-sized handbook ⓘ |
| genre |
communist literature
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political philosophy ⓘ propaganda literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on class struggle
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chapter on culture and art ⓘ chapter on the Communist Party ⓘ chapter on war and peace ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cultural Revolution ⓘ |
| ideology |
Maoism
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Marxism–Leninism ⓘ |
| influenced | Maoist movements worldwide ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Chinese Communist Party ideology
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class struggle ⓘ mass line ⓘ party discipline ⓘ people's war ⓘ revolution ⓘ self-criticism ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contains short quotations
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often carried publicly as a sign of loyalty to Mao ⓘ organized by thematic chapters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
communist
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far-left ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher |
People’s Liberation Army Publishing House
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surface form:
People's Liberation Army Publishing House
People's Publishing House ⓘ |
| requiredReadingFor |
Chinese citizens during the Cultural Revolution
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Chinese students during the Cultural Revolution ⓘ members of the People's Liberation Army ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Cultural Revolution
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Maoist ideology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Chinese masses
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soldiers ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| title | Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ideological education material
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political indoctrination text ⓘ propaganda tool ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Mao’s Little Red Book
this entity surface form:
Mao's Little Red Book