Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China
Author | : Ralph Thaxton |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 2008-05-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521722308 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521722306 |
Rating | : 4/5 (306 Downloads) |
Download or read book Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China written by Ralph Thaxton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-05-05 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thaxton argues that the memory of the great famine under Mao shaped villagers' resistance to the socialist state.