{"product_id":"maos-great-famine-the-history-of-chinas-most-devastating-catastrophe-1958-62-9781408886366","title":"Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of Mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve' \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Sebag Montefiore \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Harrowing and brilliant' \u003c\/b\u003eBen Macintyre \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A critical contribution to Chinese history' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. \u003cbr\u003eMao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the West in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDikotter's extraordinary research within Chinese archives brings together for the first time what happened in the corridors of power with the everyday experiences of ordinary people, giving voice to the dead and disenfranchised. This groundbreaking account definitively recasts the history of the People's Republic of China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Dikötter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.9lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408886366","brand":"Bloomsbury Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709447540873,"sku":"9781408886366","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_76799b83-3d60-4ce2-816c-99862fc188f6.jpg?v=1719516307","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/maos-great-famine-the-history-of-chinas-most-devastating-catastrophe-1958-62-9781408886366","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}