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Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962 Frank Dikötter
Publisher: Walker & Company

The history of China's most devastating catastrophe, 1958-1962. In addressing the latter question, Yang discovered that the worst-hit provinces were governed by Mao's most loyal followers, who implemented his policies without compromise. ; kaart, chronologisch overzicht, foto's, bibliografie, noten, register. "Between 1958 and 1962, China descended into hell. €�Coercion, terror and systematic violence were the foundation of the Great Leap Forward.” —Frank Dikötter, Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958–1962. Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962. Yang, a retired senior reporter for Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, spent a decade trying to uncover the horrific details of the Great Famine. Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962. Kondapalli reviews Frank Dikötter's "Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-1962". Uitgeverij Bloomsbury, London, 2010. In the 1990s, those who had been close to Mao started releasing their memoirs.