Chinese Propaganda Posters: From Revolution to Modernization

Original vintage reference Chinese Propaganda Posters: From Revolution to Modernization by Stefan Landsberger, a sinology researcher and owner of one of the largest private collections of Chinese propaganda posters in the world. The book traces the development of the style and content of the Chinese propaganda posters in the decade of reform, from its traditional origins to its use as a tool for political and economical purposes, and how Socialist realism was phased out by design and mixed-media techniques that were influenced by Western advertising. The issue features colour images of posters used as propaganda in Chinese political culture in traditional China; communist visual propaganda; the Four Modernizations era; specific target group; analysis of symbolism and imagery. Published by The Pepin Press, Amsterdam, 216 pages. Excellent condition.