Western Maoism

Maoism in the West.

Western Maoism was not just a movement of white students, as the stereotype holds, and the example of China as a beacon of ‘Third World’ socialism held appeal to many Black and Brown radicals in Britain. Mao’s China was a key reference point for Claudia Jones and the militant Caribbean Workers' Movement, several British Black Power organisations, and the great Indian Workers Association.

– 'Imperialism runs deep': Interview with Robert Biel on British Maoism and its afterlives