"To Read Too Many Books is Harmful" (Mao Zedong)
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15.
Liu Zhide
1975, January
Old party secretary (Selected from the Huxian peasant painting exhibition)
Lao shuji (Xuan zi Huxian nongmin huazhan)
Shanghai renmin chubanshe, 4th edition, print no. 8171.890, circulation 1,340,000
Call number: BG E13/344
16.
Designer unknown
1975, July
Set the record of history straight
Ba diandaode lishi zai diandao guolai
Tianjin renmin meishu chubanshe, print no. 8073.10165
Call number: BG E13/951
'Safe' books devoted to Mao Zedong Thought and subjects related to the Maoist interpretation of reality not only served as 'guides' for the great masses of the people, but also were essential reading material for leaders at every level. Ranging from party secretaries in the rural areas to factory foremen heading the Pi Lin pi Kong campaign (Criticize Lin [Biao], criticize Confucius), the official version of events as it was handed down had to be scrutinized, studied and applied in practice.
