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Professor Julia Lovell discusses her recent book Maoism: A Global History, which has just won the prestigious Cundill History Prize

Chinese propaganda poster, c1969. (Photo by Getty images)

Professor Julia Lovell discusses her recent book Maoism: A Global History, which has just won the prestigious Cundill History Prize. In the conversation Julia explores the nature of Mao’s ideology and how it has shaped China and many other countries around the world

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