Red-Color News Soldier
Li Zhensheng
A Chinese Photographer's Odyssey Through the Cultural Revolution

Edited and preface by Robert Pledge
Texts by Jacques Menasche
Introduction by Jonathan D. Spence

Publisher: Phaidon

The book is divided into five historical chapters. Each is preceded by Li's personal account for the corresponding period of times and is illustrated with pictures of himself and historical documents. Each chapter is accompanied with general background text and detailed captions exist for each photograph.

I.
1964-1966 "It is Right to Rebel": Prelude to the Cultural Revolution
II.
1966 "Bombard the Headquarters"
III.

1966-1968 "The Red Sun in Our Hearts"

IV.
1968-1972 "Revolution is Not a Dinner Party"
V.
1972-1976 "Die Fighting"
Epilogue
1980: The execution of Wang Shouxin

Five additional languages:

French
  German
Italian
 
 Japanese Spanish  

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Specs:

Red plastic cover
Size: 25x19 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches)
316 pages
277 duotone photographs by Li Zhensheng
30 historical documents (Pages Ones, personal and manipulated photographs, armbands, etc.)
Maps and chronology
Authors' and contributors' biographies
Index