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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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