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Title: Chairman Mao Badges
Condition: New
Subtitle: Symbols and Slogans of the Cultural Revolution
Author: Helen Wang
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0861591690
EAN: 9780861591695
ISBN: 9780861591695
Publisher: British Museum Press
Genre: History
Topic: Architecture & Antiques
Release Date: 23/06/2008
Description: Millions of Chairman Mao badges were produced during China's Cultural Revolution, and were worn by almost all Chinese people, from Premier Zhou Enlai down to the smallest child. Made in a wide variety of materials (aluminium, plastic, bamboo, porcelain, gold, silver, copper, iron and lead) and with an extensive range of shapes, sizes and designs, they immediately became collectors' items. To give an idea of scale, in China today serious collections start at 10,000 different Mao badges. This catalogue starts with the modest collection of 300 Mao badges at the British Museum. It is the first serious catalogue of its kind in a Western language. While Chinese catalogues assume an extensive prior knowledge of Chinese revolutionary history, this new English catalogue is designed for the beginner and specialist alike, offering a narrative history, as well as extensive glossaries of the symbolic imagery and slogans found on the badges.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 297mm
Item Length: 210mm
Book Series: British Museum Research Publications
Release Year: 2008

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