Tombstone :
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TextLanguage: English Original language: Chinese Publication details: London : Penguin Books, 2013Description: xxvi, 629 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cmContent type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780241956984 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Famines -- China -- History -- 20th century | China -- Population -- History -- 20th century | China -- Economic conditions -- 20th century | China -- Social conditions -- 20th century | China -- Politics and government -- 20th century | SocietyDDC classification: 363.8095109046 LOC classification: HC430.F3Summary: Yang Jisheng's 'Tombstone' is the book that broke the silence on of one of history's most terrible crimes. More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold - until now. Still banned in China, 'Tombstone' draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical reckoning.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Main Library Non-Fiction - General Stacks | 363.809 .Y225 2008 | Available | 32443 |
This translation originally published: New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
Translated from the Chinese.
Radio tie-in.
Yang Jisheng's 'Tombstone' is the book that broke the silence on of one of history's most terrible crimes. More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold - until now. Still banned in China, 'Tombstone' draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical reckoning.