From the Great Chinese Famine to the Communist Famines
On Eating Bitterness and the French translation of Mubei
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19080093 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucien Bianco (corresponding author) |
| Translators | Will Thornely |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 2013 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 85-90 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives chinoises (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1021-9013 • E-ISSN: 2070-3449 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/chinaperspectives.6289 |
| OpenAlex | W4249875498 |
| Language | EN |
In 2008, research into the Great Chinese Famine of 1958-1962 entered a decisive new phase. Adopting the direction first taken by Becker, it turned its main focus to the local effects of the famine, the behaviour of officials, and the attempts of the starving to survive. Eating Bitterness, which is the outcome of a collaboration between researchers from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Canada, the United States, and Austria, a number of whom had access to local archives or conducted patie
China · Communism · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Famine · Political science · Politics · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |