A Review of China’s Great Leap Famine

Sijia WANG

Abstract


China’s Great Famine was one of the greatest man-made tragedies, during which 16.5 to 45 million individuals perished in rural areas. Massive scholars have studied the causes and effects of the Famine from many aspects. This article presents a comprehensive review and integration of these bibliographies.


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China’s great leap famine; Cause; Effect

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