The first major study of the Great Leap Forward, this seminal volume has now been translated into English for a wider audience. Like no other work, it suggests compelling political and social answers to questions that have long plagued scholars: How could a party with such a successful rural base la...

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Main Author:	Domenach, Jean-Luc 1945- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English French
Published:	Boulder [u.a.] Westview Press 1995
Edition:	Engl.-language ed.
Series:	Transitions : Asia and Asian America
Subjects:	Geschichte 1955-1958 Economische crises Politieke crises Politik Wirtschaftskrise Henan Sheng (China) > Politics and government Henan China
Summary:	The first major study of the Great Leap Forward, this seminal volume has now been translated into English for a wider audience. Like no other work, it suggests compelling political and social answers to questions that have long plagued scholars: How could a party with such a successful rural base launch a movement so divorced from reality - especially in the countryside? Why was the movement pressed to the point of social chaos and economic collapse, giving rise to arguably the greatest famine in human history? Utilizing a wealth of primary material, Jean-Luc Domenach focuses on the central China province of Henan, which emerged as a national model of the Great Leap and was one of the most devastated by its failure. The author's documentary sources enable him to illuminate the development of provincial life as well as to gauge popular reactions to the dictates of the center. Domenach presents a lucid analysis of the setbacks in agriculture in 1956 and 1957, the rise of economic corruption, and the launch of the CCP rectification campaign in 1957.
Physical Description:	XVII, 212 S. Kt.
ISBN:	081331710X 0813325145