Ralph A Thaxton Jr Catastrop

Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China: Maos Great Leap Forward Famine and the Origins of Righteous Resistance in Da Fo Village Thaxton analyzes how the local Communist Party agents of the Mao-led central government imposed the famine of the Great Leap Forward on one rural village, how villagers remember this traumatic experience, and how they engaged in resistance to escape the famine and the predatory rule it reflected. Autor: Jr Thaxton Wydawnictwo: Cambridge University Press Rok wydania: 2008 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 406 Wymiary: 24 x 16 x 3 cm Ilustracje: 2 Maps; 8 Halftones, unspecified Język: angielski ISBN: 9780521897495