SKU: 62676271319

Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret Famine

Sale price$22.18 Regular price$24.64
Save 10%

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 10 - Jul 15

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

Hungry Ghosts: Mao's Secret FamineIn the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Chinese people suffered what may have been the worst famine in history. Over thirty million perished in a grain shortage brought on not by flood, drought, or infestation, but by the insanely irresponsible dictates of Chairman Mao Ze dong's "Great Leap Forward," an attempt at utopian engineering gone horribly wrong. Journalist Jasper Becker conducted hundreds of interviews and spent years immersed in painstaking

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Chinese people suffered what may have been the worst famine in history. Over thirty million perished in a grain shortage brought on not by flood, drought, or infestation, but by the insanely irresponsible dictates of Chairman Mao Ze-dong's "Great Leap Forward," an attempt at utopian engineering gone horribly wrong.

Journalist Jasper Becker conducted hundreds of interviews and spent years immersed in painstaking detective work to produce Hungry Ghosts, the first full account of this dark chapter in Chinese history. In this horrific story of state-sponsored terror, cannibalism, torture, and murder, China's communist leadership boasted of record harvests and actually increased grain exports, while refusing imports and international assistance. With China's reclamation of Hong Kong now a fait accompli, removing the historical blinders is more timely than ever. As reviewer Richard Bernstein wrote in the New York Times, "Mr. Becker's remarkable book...strikes a heavy blow against willed ignorance of what took place."



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 09/05/2000
ISBN: 9780805056686
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.20d

Review Citations: New York Times 08/09/1998 pg. 28
New York Review of Books 11/22/2012 pg. 30
Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 62676271319

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.1 ★★★★★
Based on 2304 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
A
Verified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Bozeman, US
★★★★★ 5
Women Shoes.
My wife loved the shoes.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2025
K
Verified Purchase
karen l gagliardi
Lake Worth, US
★★★★★ 5
Love Tory sandals BUT
Color is lighter than pictures
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2025
K
Verified Purchase
K
Battle Creek, US
★★★★★ 3
Not for extended durations of walking
Size: 9, Color: Perfect Black
Very cute shoes but painful to wear for extended durations! Rubbed the top of my feet raw in several areas on each foot. As my husband always says… “these are for fashion ILO function.”
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2025
R
Verified Purchase
Realist
New York, US
★★★★★ 5
The quality
Size: 7.5, Color: Perfect Black
Wife loves these
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2025
K
Verified Purchase
Katy B.
Fort Morgan, US
★★★★★ 5
Very nice hat
Color: Light Grey/White
Great quality, fits well.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2026

recommand products