Abstract
Books by and about global figures of revolution, including Mao Tse-tung, Frantz Fanon, Fidel Castro, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, and Malcolm X, were a signature feature of leftist radicalism in the decade after the mid-1960s. Translated into many tongues, sold cheaply as pocket-sized paperbacks, and produced by an assortment of institutions—from large publishing houses to left-wing presses and experimental
grassroots organizations—they were one coil in the global circuitry of opposition. Books were a strand of this period's activism, one of the ways that nascent liberation movements exchanged ideas and strategies, and protest was advanced through print. But how were these books designed, and for what audience of imagined readers?
grassroots organizations—they were one coil in the global circuitry of opposition. Books were a strand of this period's activism, one of the ways that nascent liberation movements exchanged ideas and strategies, and protest was advanced through print. But how were these books designed, and for what audience of imagined readers?
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Signal 08 |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture |
| Editors | Josh MacPhee, Alec Dunn |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Publisher | PM Press |
| Pages | 92-131 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Volume | 08 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781629635668 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2023 |