The History of Famine Relief in China

Yunte Deng

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English

Cambridge University Press
23 July 2020

Asian history; Social & cultural history; Famine

Series: The Cambridge China Library

Deng Yunte was a respected academic and artist. He was also a propagandist and political commentator, before becoming one of the earliest victims of the Cultural Revolution. He committed suicide in 1966. This is the first English translation of his classic study of famine relief in Chinese history. Richly researched, Deng plots the history of famine from ancient times to the Republican period, and explores the impact of famine relief in China with a focus on social and economic forces. This is a unique and revealing text, not only as a study of famine in China, but as an example of historical scholarship from twentieth-century China.

By: Yunte Deng
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 44mm
Weight: 1.120kg
ISBN: 9781108479905
ISBN 10: 1108479901
Series: The Cambridge China Library
Pages: 660
Publication Date: 23 July 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author's foreword to the 1958 reprint; Author's general notes on the 1937 print; Sigla and translator's general notes; Introduction to the English edition by Timothy Cheek; Introduction; Part I. Disasters and Famines in China: 1. Disasters and famines in China: a review of facts; 2. Disasters and famines in China: a review of causes; 3. Consequences of famines and disasters; Part II. Disaster and Famine Relief: A Review of Ideas: 4. Praying to deities to disperse 'evils'; 5. Ideas for reactive relief; 6. Ideas for disaster prevention; Part III. Implementation of Disaster and Famine Relief Policies in Chinese History: 7. Sorcery as a relief measure: a review of records; 8. Implementation of reactive relief policies in Chinese history; 9. Implementation of policies of proactive disaster prevention; Afterword. Tuo Deng and his History of Famine Relief in China; Appendix I. Chronicle of events in the History of Famine Relief in China; Appendix II. Chronology of Tuo Deng; Appendix III. Glossary of proper names.

Deng Yunte (1912–1966), also known as Deng Tuo, was a founding editor of the People's Daily, and its editor-in-chief from 1948 to 1958.