Forgotten voices of Mao's great famine, 1958-1962 : an oral history /

"In 1958, China's revered leader Mao Zedong instituted a program designed to transform his giant nation into a Communist utopia. Called the Great Leap Forward, Mao's grand scheme-like so many other utopian dreams of the 20th century-proved a monumental disaster, resulting in the mass...

Полное описание

Библиографические подробности
Главный автор: Zhou, Xun, 1968- (Автор)
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]
Online-ссылка:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=660053
Оглавление:
  • The tragedy of collectivization
  • Endless campaigns and political pressures
  • Unnatural disasters
  • Starvation and death
  • Orphans of the famine
  • Famine in the cities
  • Surviving the famine
  • Memories of the famine.