Chinese Propaganda Posters; From Revolution to Modernization
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: The Pepin Press [Feiqing Shuju], 1995. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 9.5 inches by 12 inches. 216 pages. Illustrated covers. Illustrations (some in color). Index. Contents include: Traditional and Modern Propagation of Behaviour in China, The Propaganda Poster during the Four Modernizations Era, and The Future Symbolized: Propaganda Posters of the Four Modernizations Era. Stefan R. Landsberger (1955) was trained as a sinologist at Leiden University, The Netherlands. Fascinated by totalitarian propaganda, he started to collect Chinese propaganda posters in the 1970s. His collection has grown into one of the largest private collections in the world. Having had access to these posters for such a long time, he has come to consider them as rich primary sources for research on contemporary Chinese developments. Landsberger used them as the basis for his Ph.D. research, which focussed on materials published in the 1980s. The results were published as Chinese Propaganda Posters - From Revolution to Modernization (Amsterdam / Armonk: Pepin Press / M.E. Sharpe, 1996, reprinted in 1998 and 2001). Landsberger has continued his collecting activities, as well as his research on Chinese propaganda. This has led to numerous publications. Landsberger is Emeritus Olfert Dapper Professor of Contemporary Chinese Culture at the University of Amsterdam and he retired as Associate Professor of contemporary Chinese History and Society at Leiden University, The Netherlands. More