This volume comprises five essays written by Mao from 1937 to 1963, which shed light on the ideas underpinning his political ideology. This book was probably quite well-studied judging by the many underlined text passages. Red was the obvious choice of colour for the covers of books featuring revolutionary content. Associated with communism, red symbolised revolutionary zeal and allegiance to Chairman Mao Zedong and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). More than a billion copies of books containing Mao’s essays, poems and speeches were printed from 1966 to 1976. At the height of the Cultural Revolution, these books became so important that they were even presented as wedding gifts.
