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The english translation of tombstone removes about half of the original books contents. Mao s great famine robert whyte s 1847 famine ship diary. The history of china s most devastating catastrophe duration. Winner of the samuel johnson prizean unprecedented, groundbreaking history of chinas great famine that recasts the era of mao zedong and the history of the peoples republic of china. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862, is a 2010 book by professor and historian frank dikotter about the great famine of 19581962 in the peoples republic of china under mao zedong 18931976 based on four years of research in recently opened chinese provincial, county, and city archives, dikotter supports an estimate of at least 45. The jury was impressed yet stunned that they didnt know the full scale of the atrocities committed during the great leap forward.
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The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862 peoples trilogy book 1 kindle edition by dikotter, frank. The most authoritative and comprehensive study of the biggest and most lethal famine in history. Jul 31, 2012 many westerners are unaware of the great devastation that china endured from 1958 to 1962, when chairman maos policies directly caused the death by starvation of at least 45 million people. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862. Mao s great famine the history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962 book. The great famine in china during the great leap forward was one of the greatest manmade natural disasters in all history, with countless millions dying by official negligence and starvation. Winner of the bbc samuel johnson prize for nonfiction 2011 between 1958 and 1962, 45 million chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Maos great famine by frank dikotter this book is an excellent account of the great famine of china from 195862. Lessons from chinas great famine mao yushi while the great famine 195961is one of many famines throughout chinas history, this does not undermine its significance in chinas modern. Read maos great famine the history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962 by frank dikotter available from rakuten kobo. John wagner givens the power of frank dikotters groundbreaking work on the disaster that followed chinas attempted great leap forward lies not in the detail of his evidence though that shows that maos fumbled. Dikotter s 2010 masterpiece catalogues the tragedy and the coverup of the hideous famine caused by the great leap forward mao zedong s disastrous attempt to jumpstart industrialization in china in. Frank dikotter, maos great famine, the history of chinas most.
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