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Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
Mao's Great Famine The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe 195862
Author: Frank Dikotter
Between 1958 and 1962, China descended into hell. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up and overtake Britain in less than 15 years. The experiment ended in the greatest catastrophe the country had ever known, destroying tens of millions of lives. Access to Communist Party archives has long...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780747595083
ISBN-10: 0747595089
Publication Date: 9/6/2010
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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