{"product_id":"maos-great-famine-the-history-of-chinas-most-devastating-catastrophe-1958-62-paperback","title":"Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Dikötter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Dikötter\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also Chair Professor of Humanities at the University of Hong Kong. His books have changed the way historians view China, from the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Discourse of Race in Modern China\u003c\/i\u003e to his award-winning People's Trilogy documenting the lives of ordinary people under Mao. He lives in Palo Alto, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53096963047648,"sku":"9781408886366","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/nhO87rHvgf9781408886366.webp?v=1781682080","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/maos-great-famine-the-history-of-chinas-most-devastating-catastrophe-1958-62-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}