Format:
XXVI, 629 S.
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graph. Darst., Kt
Edition:
1. American ed.
ISBN:
9780374277932
Uniform Title:
Mubei 〈engl.〉
Note:
Vorlageform des Originaltitels: Mu bei
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Quellen- und Literaturverz. S. [577] - 609
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Introduction / by Edward Friedman and Roderick MacFarquharTranslators' 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.
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Introduction
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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.
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
China
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Totalitarismus
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Großer Sprung nach vorn
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Hungersnot
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Geschichte 1958-1962
Author information:
Yang, Jisheng 1940-
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