Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
by Jisheng Yang
Description
Drawing on extensive research and eyewitness testimony, this landmark historical account examines the Great Chinese Famine of 1958–1962, one of the twentieth century’s most devastating human catastrophes. It traces how the Great Leap Forward, forced collectivization, political pressure, and distorted reporting transformed ambitious national policies into widespread hunger, suffering, and mass death. Beyond documenting the scale of the tragedy, the book explores the mechanisms of authoritarian power, the suppression of truth, and the human cost of ideological extremism. It offers a deeply reported and morally urgent reckoning with a disaster long obscured from public view.
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paperback
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2012
629 pages
ISBN: 9780374277932
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Details
First Published
2008
Language
eng
Translation
From: chi
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