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Soft Cover. 11.75 x 9.50 in. 216 pages. Condition: New. As economic reform swept China in the 1980s, visual propaganda ceased to depict the tanned and muscular laborers in a proletarian utopia, so typical of the preceding decades. Instead, Western icons of progress and development were employed, including high-speed bullet trains, spacecraft, high-rise buildings, gridlocked highways, and projections of general affluence. This lavishly illustrated study traces the development of the style and content of the Chinese propaganda poster in the decade of reform, from its traditional origins to its use as a tool for political and economic purposes. The text hinges around "The Four Modernizations" era, when changes took place in four sectors of the economy: agriculture, industry, national defense, and science and technology. Replete with stirring color and black and white illustrations, 'Chinese Propaganda Posters' is a fascinating survey that is sure to please graphic artists and scholars of modern Chinese history.