Hungry Ghosts
China's Secret Famine
Jasper Becker(Author)
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Published on 13. June 1996
Book
Hardback
363 pages
978-0-7195-5433-9 (ISBN)
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Description
This story aims to unravel the story behind the ten-year-old estimate that at least 30 million people had starved to death in China between 1958 and 1962. It is based on many interviews and unpublished documents, showing how Mao Zedong created a man-made famine throughout China.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Illustrations
16pp b&w photographs, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 163 mm
Weight
739 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7195-5433-9 (9780719554339)
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12/1999
John Murray Publishers Ltd
€36.12
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