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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| Language: | English |
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University of Alberta, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
2016-09-01
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| Series: | East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.ewjus.com/index.php/ewjus/article/view/221 |