Hungry ghosts: China's secret famine Tapa blanda - 1997

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London: John Murray, 1997. Paperback, 23 cm, 352 pp. Ills.: black and white illustrations. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Chinese people suffered what may have been the worst famine in history. Over thirty million perished in a grain shortage brought on not by flood, drought, or infestation, but by the insanely irresponsible dictates of Chairman Mao Ze-dong's "Great Leap Forward," an attempt at utopian engineering. Cond.: zeer goed / very good. ISBN: 0719554403. .

London : John Murray, 1997. 1st paperback edition. Softcover. Very good paperback copy; cover slightly creased and dulled as with age. Bright and clean internally. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiii, 352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-338) and index. Contents: Year Zero -- 1. China: Land of Famine -- 2. Arise, Ye Prisoners of Starvation -- 3. Soviet Famine -- 4. First Collectivization, 1949-1958 -- 5. False Science, False Promises -- 6. Mao Ignores the Famine -- 7. Overview of the Famine -- 8. Henan: A Catastrophe of Lies -- 9. Anhui: Let's Talk about Fengyang -- 10. Other Provinces -- 11. Panchen Lama's Letter -- 12. In the Prison Camps -- 13. Anatomy of Hunger -- 14. Cannibalism -- 15. Life in the Cities -- 16. Liu Shaoqi Saves the Peasants -- 17. Mao's Failure and His Legacy -- 18. How Many Died? -- 19. How to Record the Annals of a Place? -- 20. Western Failure.… Leer más

John Murray, 1997. paperback. Very Good. 6x9x1. Binding tight.Cover clean.Minor wear to page edges and corners. No writing, highlighting, or marks in text.Paperback.

John Murray, 1997. Paperback. Good. Former library book. Slightly creased cover. Edition 1997. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this book's net price to charity organizations.

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John Murray, 1997-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!