Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62

(Book #1 in the People's Trilogy Series)

by Frank Dikötter

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WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

'A gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of Mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve' Simon Sebag Montefiore

'Harrowing and brilliant' Ben Macintyre

'A critical contribution to Chinese history' Wall Street Journal

Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1408886367

ISBN13:9781408886366

Release Date:January 2018

Publisher:Bloomsbury Paperbacks

Length:448 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Related Subjects

Non-Fiction Agricultural Sciences Asia China Disaster Relief Food Science Historical Study & Educational Resources History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Social History

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