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Chun Li and the Long March

Pankaj Mishra on Mao and the Maoists

Pankaj Mishra on Mao and the Maoists

‘In a clear case of fetishistic disavowal, everyone knows that Mao made errors and caused immense suffering, yet his image remains magically untainted’

‘In a clear case of fetishistic disavowal, everyone knows that Mao made errors and caused immense suffering, yet his image remains magically untainted’

Mao’s China was no fantasy land

‘Homosexuals were executed under Mao, but early gay-liberation militants in France had waved his red book. Their movement transcended its inspiration…’

Ubiquity, invisibility, ineffability and omnipotence – the CPC shares many characteristics with the divine

‘For an Indian, Mao’s inaugural rhetoric was much less rousing than Jawaharlal Nehru’s “tryst-with destiny” speech…’

Peak listening to Mao’s China