When food became scarce : how Chinese peasants survived the Great Leap Forward famine / Yixin Chen.
| Author/creator | Chen, Yixin, 1953- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | xii, 338 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | How Chinese peasants survived the Great Leap Forward famine |
| Contents | Lineage, food, and famine in the village of Old Qu -- Environment, culture, and famine: villages of Eastern Yu, Inner Valley, and Huang Court -- Prosperity, regime, and famine: the village of Three Treasures -- Multilineages, revolution, and famine: villages of Four Doors and Little Shao -- Food hoarding: villages of Eastern Mountain Foot, Lu Valley, and Promising Land -- Food riots: the Upper Wang village food riot and the spread of crop riots -- Famine in Jiangxi villages: Flat Land and Lowland Fang -- Contrasting experiences of Jiangxi and Anhui in the Great Leap Forward famine. |
| Abstract | "This book explains how lineage, a microlevel social mechanism that obliged villagers to support each other through consanguineous ties, emerged as a pivotal force in activating diverse forms of collective self-protection and resistance, enabling most Chinese peasants to survive the devastating Great Leap Forward famine"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Chen, Yixin, 1953- When food became scarce. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2024 9781501776397 |
| LCCN | 2024003076 |
| ISBN | 9781501776380 |
| ISBN | 150177638X hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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