Quick Facts
| Author | Frank Dikötter |
| Narrator | Daniel York Loh |
| Runtime | 15h43m |
| Published | May 23, 2024 |
| Rating | 5.0 / 5 (18 ratings) |
| Categories | History, Asia, China, Politics & Social Sciences, Politics & Government, Ideologies & Doctrines, Communism & Socialism |
| Format | Audiobook (Digital) |
| Platform | Audible |
About This Audiobook
Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the West in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the world's greatest catastrophes.
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