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The Rhetoric of Mao Zedong: Transforming China and Its People

Mao Zedong’s legacy, both good and bad, is still alive, glorified by some Chinese people even as it continues to haunt others. Indeed the rhetor has in fact become the rhetoric, as Mao has slowly been transformed into a powerful symbol in his own right—a symbol of Communist China, an icon of Chinese heroism, a representative of the dispossessed, and a wellspring of Chinese spirit. By exploring the contours and implications of his rhetoric, then, we may understand not only China’s past but also its present and future in the global context,