Shades of Mao The Posthumous Cult of the Great Leader

As the title indicates Barme (pacific and Asian history, Australian National U.) has collected essays, poems, songs, folkloric anecdotes and photographs celebrating the myth of Mao. His criterion for inclusion in the volume is not limited to the prosaic or scholarly. Mao on Mao appears along with a short essay from a dissident after his 14 year imprisonment by the government. Also included is information on searches for Mao look alikes in the 1970s, extracts from the Central Committee on Mao, and the origin of Mao portraiture in China. The editor supplies an insightful, and cohesing introduction. Paper edition (unseen), $22.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR