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Collecting the Revolution - British Engagements with Chinese Cultural Revolution Material Culture (Hardcover)
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Collecting the Revolution - British Engagements with Chinese Cultural Revolution Material Culture (Hardcover)
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In the late 1960s, student protests broke out throughout much of
the world, and while Britain's anti-Vietnam protestors and China's
Red Guards were clearly radically different, these movements at
times shared inspirations, aspirations and aesthetics. Within
Western popular media, Mao's China was portrayed as a danger to
world peace, but at the same time, for some on the counter-cultural
left, the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) contained ideas worthy of
exploration. Moreover, because of Britain's continued colonial
possession of Hong Kong, Britain had a specific interest in ongoing
events in China, and information was highly sought after. Thus, the
objects that China exported - propaganda posters, paintings, Mao
badges, periodicals, ceramics etc - became a crucial avenue through
which China was known at this time, and interest in them crossed
the political divide. Collecting the Revolution uses the objects
that the Chinese government sent abroad and that visitors brought
back with them to open up the stories of diplomats, journalists,
activists, students and others, and how they imagined, engaged with
and later remembered Mao's China through its objects. It chronicles
the story of how these objects were later incorporated into the
collections of some of Britain's most prominent museums, thus
allowing later generations to continue to engage with one of the
most controversial and important periods of China's recent history.
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Imprint: |
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2022 |
Authors: |
Emily R. Williams
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Dimensions: |
237 x 161 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5381-5067-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-5381-5067-0 |
Barcode: |
9781538150672 |
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