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Biography of a Chairman Mao Badge: The Creation and Mass Consumption of a Personality Cult
Melissa Schrift
Biography of a Chairman Mao Badge: The Creation and Mass Consumption of a Personality Cult
Melissa Schrift
The """"Mao badge"""" was a political icon in the form of a pin that was widely distributed to create, sustain and inflate the Mao personality cult during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. This study shows how the badges have taken on new meanings, far surpassing the intentions of their creators.
240 pages, 1, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | June 1, 2001 |
ISBN13 | 9780813529370 |
Publishers | Rutgers University Press |
Pages | 228 |
Dimensions | 140 × 218 × 18 mm · 344 g |
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