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Links to Related Sites

Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages
This site is dedicated to the Chinese propaganda poster as it has been produced from 1949 till the present day. Landsberger, a Dutch sinologist at the University of Leyden, the Netherlands, traces the development of the style and content of the Chinese propaganda poster from its traditional origins to its use as a tool for political and economic purposes.

Talks with Mao Zedong, December 1949 - January 1950, and with Zhou Enlai, August - September 1952
A lengthy article originally published in the Cold War International History Project, Electronic Bulletin.

Modern Chinese History
This website includes sources, archives, a bibliography, links and an update on current research in progress. From the University of California at San Diego website.

Art-i-facts from the Cultural Revolution
From Cultural Bridge Productions, an e-zine designed to enhance understanding of people around the globe and events in recent history.




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