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

Description: Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikötter An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of Chinas Great FamineWinner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2011Between 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 with and overtake the Western world in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known.Dikotters extraordinary research within Chinese archives brings together for the first time what happened in the corridors of power with the everyday experiences of ordinary people, giving voice to the dead and disenfranchised. This groundbreaking account definitively recasts the history of the Peoples Republic of China. Author Biography Frank Dikötter is Chair Professor of Humanities at the University of Hong Kong and Professor of the Modern History of China at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is a key proponent of studying the history of China in global perspective, and has published a series of innovative books, from his classic The Discourse of Race in Modern China (Univ. Stanford Press 1992) to the controversial Narcotic Culture: A History of Drugs in China (Univ. Chicago Press 2004). He lives in Hong Kong. Review A masterpiece of historical investigation into one of the worlds greatest crimes * New Statesman *It is hard to exaggerate the achievement of this book in proving that Mao caused the famine ... only thanks to brilliant scholarship such as this will the heirs of the vanished millions finally learn what happened to their ancestors * Sunday Times *The most authoritative and comprehensive study of the biggest and most lethal famine in history. A must-read * Jung Chang *Gripping ... Prof Dikötters painstaking analysis of the archives shows Maos regime resulted in the greatest "man-made famine" the world has ever seen * Daily Express * Promotional An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of Chinas Great FamineWinner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 Review Quote The most authoritative and comprehensive study of the biggest and most lethal famine in history. A must-read Promotional "Headline" A groundbreaking history of Chinas Great FamineWinner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 Feature Groundbreaking : Just as Iris Changs The Rape of Nanking rewrote history, so will Maos Great Famine. It will change the received understanding of the Mao era. Details ISBN1408886367 Pages 448 Year 2017 ISBN-10 1408886367 ISBN-13 9781408886366 Format Paperback Media Book Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Subtitle The History of Chinas Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 951.056 Publication Date 2017-02-09 Short Title Maos Great Famine Language English UK Release Date 2017-02-09 NZ Release Date 2017-02-09 Author Frank Dikötter Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience General AU Release Date 2017-04-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:102148416;

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