Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62

by Frank Dikötter

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

'A gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of Mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve' Simon Sebag Montefiore

'Harrowing and brilliant' Ben Macintyre

'A critical contribution to Chinese history' Wall Street Journal

Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1408886367
• ISBN13: 9781408886366
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Paperbacks
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.7"