In 1966, Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Communist Party of China, officially launched a campaign called The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution to challenge Communist Party officials for its “bourgeoisieness” and lack of revolutionary zeal. It was widely recognised as a struggle for power with the Communist Party of China, between rival factions both nationally and locally. This book loosely translated “The Highest Directions given by the Proletarian Cultural Revolution”, was possibly a call by Mao to mobilise China’s youth, who formed Red Guards groups around the country.
