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The provided passages describe "On Practice and Contradiction by Mao Tse-Tung" as a collection of early philosophical writings that underpinned the Chinese Revolution [Passage 1]. These writings are noted for their ability to "stir the blood and stimulate the mind" [Passage 1].
The passages indicate that the text draws on a "dizzying array of references from contemporary culture and politics" [Passage 1]. Slavoj Žižek's introduction is mentioned as reaching "unsettling conclusions about the place of Mao’s thought in the revolutionary canon" [Passage 1]. However, the central thesis of the text itself is not explicitly stated in the provided passages.
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From the book
Title: On Practice and Contradiction by Mao Tse-Tung Description: A collection of the writings that underpinned the Chinese revolution—presented by “one of the world’s best-known public intellectuals” (New York Review Books) These early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions, and Mao’s clarion call to insurrection has lost none of its ability to stir the blood and stimulate the mind. Drawing on a dizzying array of references from contemporary culture and politics, Slavoj Žižek’s introduction reaches unsettling conclusions about the place of Mao’s thought in the…