The Origins of the Great Leap Forward: The Case of One Chinese Province

by Jean-Luc Domenach and Mark Selden

The first major study of the Great Leap Forward, this seminal volume has now been translated into English for a wider audience. Like no other work, it suggests compelling political and social answers to questions that have long plagued scholars: How could a party with such a successful rural base launch a movement so divorced from reality- especially in the countryside? Why was the movement pressed to the point of social chaos and economic collapse,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367310066
• ISBN13: 9780367310066
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages