Mao s great famine the history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962 book. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962. 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 zedongs great leap forward, an attempt at utopian engineering gone horribly wrong. Mao s great famine download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Mao zedong, chairman of the chinese communist party, threw his country into a frenzy with the great leap forward, an attempt to overtake britain, then still seen as an industrial superpower, in less than 15 years. These are the sources and citations used to research mao s great famine. Biography of the life of chairman mao zedong of china duration. It lead to one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known. Dec 15, 2010 but most of all i wrote about maos great famine because in the years before the beijing 2008 olympics the party archives were quietly opening up, offering a real bounty of hitherto unseen party. Tombstone by yang jisheng penguin books new zealand. Frank dikotter presents the facts in maos great famine. Based on survivors testimonies, this book was greeted with huge acclaim when published in hong kong as an essential work of reckoning.
The line showing improvements in life expectancy in china suddenly shows a total reversal, a deep plunge into an. Maos great famine book midcontinent public library. Vey interesting, and important for nonchinese historians too. After the economic disaster of the great leap forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 19581962, an aging mao zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a. The untold story of maos great famine and the great. 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.
Frank dikotter takes a new look at maos great leap forward 195862, using the recently opened communist party archives. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read tombstone. The great chinese famine, 19581962 ebook written by yang jisheng. Oct 01, 2010 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. More people died in mao s great famine than in the entire first world war and yet their story remains substantially untold.
The great chinese famine, 19581962 the great mortality. There was no famine, he said, only a period of scarcity, an assertion that mitterand who described mao as a great scholar known in the entire world for the diversity of his genius was happy to accept. The untold story of mao s great famine by yang jisheng, translated by stacy mosher and guo jian. 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. Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the great leap forward, an attempt to catch up wi. Mao s great famine unabridged mao s great famine unabridged audiobook, by frank dikotter. Mao s former secretary wrote li 1999, which focused on central policies and changing strategies of the chairman. Maos great famine frank dikotter the grey zone from 1958 to 1962 china was pitched into a hell of inconceivable proportions. This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on thursday, june 22, 2017. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 1958 1962. Reviews the most authoritative and comprehensive study of the biggest and most lethal famine in history. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe chinese edition by ke at over 30 bookstores. Winner of the samuel johnson prize an unprecedented, groundbreaking history of chinas great famine that recasts the era.
Forgotten voices of maos great famine, 19581962 ebook by. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hungry ghosts. The subsequent cultural revolution was the leader s attempt to take revenge on the colleagues who had dared to oppose him during the great leap forward. In 1958, chinas revered leader mao zedong instituted a program designed to transform his giant nation into a communist. Maos great famine by frank dikotter overdrive rakuten. The experiment ended in the greatest catastrophe the country had ever known, destroying tens of millions of lives. This title provides an unprecedented, groundbreaking history of chinas great famine that recasts the era of mao zedong and the history of the.
Maos great famine by frank dikotter this book is an excellent account of the great famine of china from 195862. Pdf forgotten voices of maos great famine, 19581962. Maos great famine ebook by frank dikotter 9780802779281. An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of chinas great famine that recasts the era of mao zedong and the history of the peoples republic of china. Lee mao s great famine the history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962 por frank dikotter disponible en rakuten kobo. Oct 18, 2011 winner of the samuel johnson prize an unprecedented, groundbreaking history of chinas great famine that recasts the era of mao zedong and the history of the peoples republic of china.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Mao zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the great leap forward, an attempt to catch up to and overtake britain in less than fifteen years. It is a book full of tragedy, the socalled great leap forward which took the lives of approximately 30 million chinese people some estimates even consider a death toll of 45 million during the great famine which was caused. The muchanticipated definitive account of chinas great famine an estimated thirtysix. David bauckham conveys dikstters staggering statistics in a way that engrosses the listener in this tragedy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mao s great famine. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Estimates of deaths due to starvation range in the tens of millions. In the 198090s when i was living in hong kong i read several histories of china under mao and the common line was that the famine was the unintended and unknown at the time consequences of mao. To this day, there is little public information inside china about this dark past. Sep 04, 2010 the basic narrative of the great famine that hit the peoples republic around 1960 has. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862.
Mao zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the great leap forward, an attempt to catch up to and overtake britain in less than 15 years the. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 1958 1962 kindle edition by dikotter, frank. 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. The subsequent cultural revolution was the leaders attempt to take revenge on. The basic narrative of the great famine that hit the peoples republic around 1960 has. The muchanticipated definitive account of chinas great famine an estimated thirtysix million chinese men, women, and children starved to death during chinas great leap forward in the late 1950s and early 60s. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. I have just modified 2 external links on mao s great famine. Winner of the samuel johnson prize an unprecedented, groundbreaking history of chinas great famine that recasts the era of mao zedong and the history of the peoples republic of china.
Maos great famine history bibliographies cite this for me. The most authoritative and comprehensive study of the biggest and most lethal famine in history. When francois mitterrand visited china in 1961, mao zedong mocked reports of famine in the country. The earliest monograph dealing with the horrors of the famine is becker 1996. Security implications senkaku islands, taiwan, north. Maos secret famine kindle edition by becker, jasper. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862, is a 2010 book by frank dikotter, chair professor of humanities at the university of hong kong and professor of the modern history of china from the school of oriental and african studies at the university of london. Returning to france after his threeweek tour, mitterrand had no doubts about his. Human cost of maos great famine and cultural revolution. The causes for the disaster are many, and they primarily come from the topchairman mao, the communist dictator from 194976. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962 in pdf or epub format and read it directly on your mobile phone, computer or any device. John wagner givens the power of frank dikotters groundbreaking work on the disaster that followed chinas attempted great leap forward. When he was a young boy in the countryside, writes yang jisheng, a classmate insisted that chairman mao has been enthronedthat is, following an old. Read maos great famine the history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862 by frank dikotter available from rakuten kobo.
Mao zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the great leap forward. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe. Antisocialism, democide mao zedongs great leap forward, a farreaching program of forced modernization intended to transform china into a socialist paradise, instead results in the greatest holocaust in human history with a death toll of 45 million. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962 kindle edition by dikotter, frank.
Dikotters 2010 masterpiece catalogues the tragedy and the coverup of the hideous famine caused by the great leap forward mao zedongs disastrous attempt to jumpstart industrialization in china in read more. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Read forgotten voices of maos great famine, 19581962 an oral history by xun zhou available from rakuten kobo. A mustread jung chang maos great famine is a gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve, that tells the gripping story of the manmade famine that killed 45 million people from the dictator. Mao zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the great leap forward, an attempt to catch up to and overtake britain in less than 15 years the experiment. Maos great famine alexander street, a proquest company. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862, is a 2010 book by professor and historian frank dikotter about the great chinese famine of 19581962 in the peoples republic of china under mao zedong 18931976. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962 english edition ebook. Dec 16, 2010 maos great famine was not merely an isolated episode in the making of modern china. Winner of the bbc samuel johnson prize for nonfiction 2011 between 1958 and 1962, 45 million chinese people were worked. An excellent well researched and written account of the great famine in china in 195862.
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The communist party still holds that mao was 70% good, 30% bad. Evidence of maos hidden famine, inside chinas state archives. Great leap forwarda0 conceived by mao so that china could drive industrial output ahead of great britain and achieve autonomy from the might of the neighbouring ussr led to a catastrophic famine resulting in the death of between 36 and 55 million people. The subjects have been covered in fine nonfiction books, such as frank dikotter. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Yang jisheng tombstone the untold story of maos great famine. Mao zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the great leap forward, an attempt to catch up to. The unknown story maos great famine is a gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve, that tells the gripping story of the manmade famine that killed 45 million.
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