Catastrophe and contention in rural china: mao's great leap forward famine and the origins of righteous resistance in da fo village
Auteur :
Thaxton, Jr, Ralph A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521722308
Date de publication :
5 mai 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,5 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
590 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.