Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China

Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 16
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ISBN-10 : 9780521722308
ISBN-13 : 0521722306
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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.


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