Calamity and Reform in China

Calamity and Reform in China
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 375
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ISBN-13 : 9780804734707
ISBN-10 : 0804734704
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Download or read book Calamity and Reform in China written by Dali L. Yang and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history.


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