Buddhism under Mao
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1972. 6.5" x 9.5" pp. xviii, 666, [3]; 59 black and white illustrations. First edition. Cream cloth boards quarter-bound in pale orange cloth in an illustrated black and white cover jacket. Jacket has light chipping with loss along the bottom edge; one chip with loss at the bottom left corner of the rear cover. A few minor tears without loss at the edges. Boards are bright and clean. Owner's signature on the front paste down. A few light smudges on the text block edge. Text is otherwise clean and sound. Very good.
A look at Buddhism in Maoist China, its repression under Communist ideals, and the ultimate dissolution of religious practices at the time, told through both historical texts and interviews. Item #2555
Price: $100.00