Re-examining the History of the Great Famine in China through Documentary Evidence

This paper examines documentary evidence that has emerged from the Chinese state archives showing that from the outset, the Great Leap Forward failed as a method for improving agricultural productivity; that its failure was quickly evident and purposefully ignored; and that the level of human suffer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhou Xun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies 2016-09-01
Series:East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies
Online Access:https://www.ewjus.com/index.php/ewjus/article/view/221