Maoism

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The collapse of Maoism in Chhattisgarh, a stronghold of the insurgency, offers key clues to the movement's broader decline.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

In 1977, Lévy wrote “Barbarism With a Human Face,” in which he rejected Marxism and Maoism.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Describe how Maoism reframed Marxism as an anti-imperialist revolution.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

“We’ve seen a lot of very extreme sentiment on China. Is it going back to Maoism? Is it investible?” said William Sterling, global strategist at GW&K Investment Management, which invests in emerging markets including China.

From Reuters • Nov. 2, 2021

The collapse of social trust as a result of decades of Maoism, followed by a get-rich-first ethos, has made honesty a rare quality.

From Washington Post • May 29, 2015