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Frank dikotter has 18 books on goodreads with 20718 ratings. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe. Advance praise and synopsis the most authoritative and comprehensive study of the biggest and most lethal famine in history. Like jasper beckers book, dikotters focuses on describing and conveying to the. The unknown story by managing to gain access to unplumbed regional chinese archives and other new materials, frank dikotter has helped throw back the shroud on this period of monumental, manmade catastrophe. The horrors of chinas great leap forward are unveiled in a masterly study of the hateful plan, writes jonathan fenby. An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of chinas great famine that recasts. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862 paperback dikotters book is little more than a collection of anectdotes of atrocities which one would no doubt find if one went to the archives of any public security bureau of any country in the world. The causes for the disaster are many, and they primarily come from the topchairman mao, the communist dictator from 194976. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962 kindle edition by dikotter, frank.

Frank dikotter is chair professor of humanities at the university of hong kong and. Frank dikotter is objective in his analysis, and highlights the graphic plight of the. Jonathan fenby is author of the penguin history of modern china. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading maos great famine. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 19581962. Frank dikotter, maos great famine, the history of chinas most. Books by frank dikotter author of maos great famine. He has published ten books about the history of china, including maos great famine, which won the bbc samuel johnson prize for nonfiction in 2011, and the tragedy of liberation, which was shortlisted for. Frank dikotter is the author of the peoples trilogy, three books that document the impact of communism on the. Dikotter s superb book pulls another brick from the wall. Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Frank dikotter is chair professor of humanities at the university of hong kong. Frank dikotter, maos great famine, the history of chinas most devastating.

The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862, is a 2010 book by professor and historian frank dikotter about the great. The first volume, titled maos great famine, won the 2011 samuel johnson prize now called the baillie gifford. It is hard to exaggerate the achievement of this book in proving that mao. The history of chinas most devastating catastrophe, 195862 3. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Peoples trilogy 3 books collection set by frank dikotter maos great famine.