Forgotten Voices of Mao's Great Famine, 1958-1962: An Oral History

by Zhou Xun

A powerful account of China's Great Famine as told through the voices of those who survived it

In 1958, China's revered leader Mao Zedong instituted a program designed to transform his giant nation into a Communist utopia. Called the Great Leap Forward, Mao's grand scheme--like so many other utopian dreams of the 20th century--proved a monumental disaster, resulting in the mass destruction of China's agriculture, industry, and trade...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300184042
• ISBN13: 9780300184044
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.4"