ANGUS REID urges us to understand the persecution of Jason Arday from a political and historical perspective, and to see the victim in human terms
Book Review — Mao's Little Red Book: A Global History
BEN CHACKO recommends a collection of essays on the global impact of Mao Zedong’s writings
Mao’s Little Red Book:
A Global History
Edited by Alexander C Cook
(Cambridge, £50)
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