Mao's Great Famine -- Frank Dikötter

#ads Stream any unabridged audiobook of your choice with premium access by starting your trial on:https://booksreader.space/al-1945/Title: Mao's Great Famine Author: Frank Dikötter Narrator: Daniel York Loh Format: mp3 Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins Release date: 05-23-24 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 35 ratings Genres: Asia Publisher's Summary: Mao 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. Dikotter'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.