Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China Mao's Great Leap Forward Famine and the Origins of Righteous Resistance in Da Fo Village
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Cast of Characters: Da Fo Village (Great Buddha), 1920–1993
- Chronology of Important Events
- Map 1 Provinces of China, neighboring countries, and area of study
- Map 2 Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area, showing location of Da Fo village
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 THE REPUBLICAN ERA AND THE EMERGENCE OF COMMUNIST LEADERSHIP DURING THE ANTI-JAPANESE WAR OF RESISTANCE
- 2 THE ASCENT OF THE VIGILANTE MILITIA: THE VIOLENT ANTECEDENTS OF MAO'S WAR COMMUNISM
- 3 THE ONSET OF COLLECTIVIZATION AND POPULAR DISSATISFACTION WITH MAO'S “YELLOW BOMB” ROAD
- 4 THE MANDATE ABANDONED: THE DISASTER OF THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD
- 5 STRATEGIES OF SURVIVAL AND THEIR ELIMINATION IN THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD
- 6 THE ESCAPE FROM FAMINE AND DEATH
- 7 INDIGNATION AND FRUSTRATED RETALIATION: THE POLITICS OF DISENGAGEMENT
- 8 THE MARKET COMES FIRST: THE ECONOMICS OF DISENGAGEMENT AND THE ORIGINS OF REFORM
- 9 PERSISTENT MEMORIES AND LONG-DELAYED RETALIATION IN THE REFORM ERA
- CONCLUSION
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate section
Map 2 - Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area, showing location of Da Fo village
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 May 2010
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Cast of Characters: Da Fo Village (Great Buddha), 1920–1993
- Chronology of Important Events
- Map 1 Provinces of China, neighboring countries, and area of study
- Map 2 Hebei-Shandong-Henan border area, showing location of Da Fo village
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 THE REPUBLICAN ERA AND THE EMERGENCE OF COMMUNIST LEADERSHIP DURING THE ANTI-JAPANESE WAR OF RESISTANCE
- 2 THE ASCENT OF THE VIGILANTE MILITIA: THE VIOLENT ANTECEDENTS OF MAO'S WAR COMMUNISM
- 3 THE ONSET OF COLLECTIVIZATION AND POPULAR DISSATISFACTION WITH MAO'S “YELLOW BOMB” ROAD
- 4 THE MANDATE ABANDONED: THE DISASTER OF THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD
- 5 STRATEGIES OF SURVIVAL AND THEIR ELIMINATION IN THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD
- 6 THE ESCAPE FROM FAMINE AND DEATH
- 7 INDIGNATION AND FRUSTRATED RETALIATION: THE POLITICS OF DISENGAGEMENT
- 8 THE MARKET COMES FIRST: THE ECONOMICS OF DISENGAGEMENT AND THE ORIGINS OF REFORM
- 9 PERSISTENT MEMORIES AND LONG-DELAYED RETALIATION IN THE REFORM ERA
- CONCLUSION
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate section
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Catastrophe and Contention in Rural ChinaMao's Great Leap Forward Famine and the Origins of Righteous Resistance in Da Fo Village, pp. xxivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008