1st Edition
Managing Famine, Flood and Earthquake in China Tianjin, 1958-85
By Lauri Paltemaa
Copyright 2016
228 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
228 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
228 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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China suffers frequently from many types of natural disasters, which have affected the lives of many millions of Chinese. The steps which the Chinese state has taken to prevent disasters, mitigate their consequences, and reconstruct in the aftermath of disasters are therefore key issues. This book examines the single metropolis of Tianjin in northern China, a city which has suffered particularly... Read more
Introduction 1. The Great Leap Forward Famine 2. The Great Flood of 1963 3. The Tangshan Earthquake of 1976 4. Epilogue: The Legacies of Maoist Disaster Management
Biography
Lauri Paltemaa is Professor of East Asian Politics and Contemporary History and Director of the Centre for East Asian Studies, University of Turku, Finland.
