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The narrative explores the devastating impact of the Great Leap Forward in late 1950s and early 1960s China, which led to a catastrophic famine resulting in the deaths of over thirty million people. It highlights the tragic consequences of Chairman Mao Zedong's misguided policies, illustrating how his utopian vision turned into a historical disaster, driven not by natural calamities but by human error and political ideology.
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Hungry Ghosts, Jasper Becker
- Language
- Released
- 2010
- Binding
- (Paperback),
- Book condition
- Good
- Price
- €12.49
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- Title
- Hungry Ghosts
- Subtitle
- Mao's Secret Famine
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jasper Becker
- Publisher
- St. Martins Press-3PL
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN10
- 0805056688
- ISBN13
- 9780805056686
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Historical Themes, Politics, Europe, Asia, China, Research, Ukraine, Chinese History
- Description
- The narrative explores the devastating impact of the Great Leap Forward in late 1950s and early 1960s China, which led to a catastrophic famine resulting in the deaths of over thirty million people. It highlights the tragic consequences of Chairman Mao Zedong's misguided policies, illustrating how his utopian vision turned into a historical disaster, driven not by natural calamities but by human error and political ideology.