Communism and hunger : the Ukrainian, Chinese, Kazakh, and Soviet famines in comparative perspective / edited by Andrea Graziosi and Frank E. Sysyn.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Graziosi, Andrea, 1954- editor.

Sysyn, Frank E., editor.

Holodomor Research and Education Consortium.

Conference Name:

Communism and Hunger--The Ukrainian, Chinese, Kazakh, and Soviet Famines in Comparative Perspective (Conference) (2014 : Toronto, Ont.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Famines--Communist countries--History--Congresses.

Famines.

Famines--Ukraine--History--20th century--Congresses.

Famines--China--History--20th century--Congresses.

Famines--Kazakhstan--History--20th century--Congresses.

Communism--Ukraine--History--20th century--Congresses.

Communism.

Communism--China--History--20th century--Congresses.

Communism--Kazakhstan--History--20th century--Congresses.

History.

Communist countries.

China.

Kazakhstan.

Ukraine.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 158 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Edmonton ; Toronto : Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, 2016.

Summary:

"This is a collection of conference papers that discuss the causes, dynamics, demographic impact, and consequences of the pan-Soviet famines of 1931-33, the Ukrainian Holodomor, the Kazakh great hunger, and the terrible famine of 1959-61 in China produced by the Great Leap Forward."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Based on the conference "Communism and Hunger: The Ukrainian, Chinese, Kazakh, and Soviet Famines in Comparative Perspective" held September 26-27, 2014 at the University of Toronto, and organized by the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (HREC).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781894865470

1894865472

OCLC:

958485974