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WWII & Making of Modern Asia/Pacific: China

For HIST 296, Fall 2024. It contains library materials related to Sino-U.S. relations during cold war, propaganda posters in China, China's economic reforms between late 1970s to early 1980s.

Overview

"A picture is worth a thousand words,' Chinese propaganda posters have been selected for its significant political and artistic impact on all levels of society during this period. These propaganda posters together provides a visual presentation and reflection of government policies and transitions.

Online Resources and Collections

Chinese Posters | Chineseposters.net

Contains over 4,800 Chinese propaganda posters, with information about their history, background, design, biographical notes of poster artists, resources, etc.

Chinese Art Posters Collection | Whitworth Digital Commons

Total of 87 posters, with a large portion published during the Cultural Revolution and Deng Xiaoping eras.

Chinese Cultural Revolution Posters | UC San Diego Library 

77 Propaganda posters created by various Chinese agencies, 1968-1989.

Chinese Public Health Posters | National Library of Medicine 

Online exhibit of posters designed and printed by Chinese local and central governments and tie public health concerns to political, social, economic, and military engagements. 

Text Resources

Posters of the Cultural Revolution: Contemporary Chinese Perspectives on an Era of Propaganda, 2011. Access content from Australian National Data Service: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0880529