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Forgotten Voices Of Mao's Great Famine, 1958-1962: An Oral History

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Number of Pages: 336 Pages Illustrator: Yes ISBN: 9780300184044 Publication Year: 2013 Book Title: Forgotten Voices of Mao's Great Famine, 1958-1962 : an Oral History Format: Hardcover Publisher: Yale University Press Item Weight: 17.3 Oz Genre: Social Science, History Item Width: 5.5 in Item Height: 0.9 in Topic: Demography, Modern / 20th Century, Asia / China, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Disasters & Disaster Relief gtin13: 9780300184044 Author: Xun Zhou Language: English Item Length: 8.2 in

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