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Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China

- Mao's Great Leap Forward Famine and the Origins of Righteous Resistance in Da Fo Village

About Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521897495
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 406
  • Published:
  • May 4, 2008
  • Dimensions:
  • 160x240x30 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 710 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: January 15, 2025

Description of Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China

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.

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