An account of the famine that killed roughly thirty-six million Chinese during the Great Leap Forward examines how the communist ideologies and collectivization campaigns perpetuated by the country's leaders caused the catastrophe

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1. Verfasser:	Yang, Jisheng (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London Lane 2012
Schlagworte:	Mao, Zedong / 1893-1976 Geschichte 1900-2000 Famines / China / History / 20th century Food supply / China / History / 20th century Geschichte Politik Wirtschaft Großer Sprung nach vorn Hungersnot China / Population / History / 20th century China / Economic conditions / 20th century China / Social conditions / 20th century China / Politics and government / 20th century China
Zusammenfassung:	An account of the famine that killed roughly thirty-six million Chinese during the Great Leap Forward examines how the communist ideologies and collectivization campaigns perpetuated by the country's leaders caused the catastrophe
Beschreibung:	Introduction / by Edward Friedman and Roderick MacFarquhar -- Translators' note -- A chronology of the great famine -- An everlasting tombstone -- The epicenter of the disaster -- The three red banners : source of the famine -- Hard times in Gansu -- The people's commune : foundation of the totalitarian system -- The communal kitchens -- Hungry ghosts in heaven's pantry -- The ravages of the five winds -- Anxious in Anhui -- The food crisis -- Turnaround in Lushan -- China's population loss in the great leap forward -- The official response to the crisis -- Social stability during the great famine -- The systemic causes of the great famine -- The great famine's impact on Chinese politics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Includes bibliographical references (p. [577]-609) and index
Beschreibung:	XXVI, 623 S. Kt. 24 cm
ISBN:	9781846145186