The Great famine in China, 1958-1962: a documentary history

From 1958 to 1962, Mao Zedong led the Great Leap Forward, a campaign to thrust China suddenly into full communism and to global economic prominence. Mao's radical economic policies led to massive famine and social dislocation, with a death toll most recently estimated to be at least 45 million.

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Published inCHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Vol. 50; no. 4; p. 722
Main Author Vivier, B.T
Format Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Middletown American Library Association CHOICE 01.12.2012
American Library Association dba CHOICE
Subjects
Chinese history
Communism
Economic policy
Famine
Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
Nonfiction
Xun, Zhou
China
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Summary:From 1958 to 1962, Mao Zedong led the Great Leap Forward, a campaign to thrust China suddenly into full communism and to global economic prominence. Mao's radical economic policies led to massive famine and social dislocation, with a death toll most recently estimated to be at least 45 million.
ISSN:0009-4978
1943-5975