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Maoism and Anti Imperialism

Explaining History Podcast

Maoism and Anti Imperialism

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Mao’s ideas presented a clear challenge to western imperialism throughout the 20th Century and became a rallying cry to national liberation movements and anti imperialist groups wiithin western countries from the Baader Meinhof Gang to the Yippees.



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