Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell court artists and photographers employed

court artists and photographers employed to record significant historical moments of political and cultural change during the reclusive Shah and Rana regimes

a respectable man is driven to extremes by guilt over his wife's death

head off into the high Sierras to seek the lesson of solitude and experience the Zen way of life

migrant workers toil in the heat for risible amounts

The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend:

Maoism: A Global History by Julia Lovell court artists and photographers employedSince the 1980s, China seems to have abandoned the utopian turmoil of Mao's revolution in favour of authoritarian capitalism. But Mao and his ideas remain central to the People's Republic. With disagreements between China and the West on the rise, the need to understand the political legacy of Mao is urgent and growing. A crucial motor of the Cold War: Maoism shaped the course of the Vietnam War and brought to power the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia; it