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THE GREAT LEAP FAMINE (1959–1961) IN CONTEMPORARY CHINESE STUDIES

Author: Donskaia, Alexandra Evgenievna

Annotation: This article presents a review of Chinese academic papers, one way or another related to the Great Leap Famine and published in recent years. The authors of these works do not examine the Great Leap Famine itself, abstracting from its causes, horrific details, and the number of victims, but rather use it as a specific experience that influenced the formation of human personality, including the personality of business leaders.

Keywords: Great Leap Forward, Great Famine, trauma studies, imprinting theory, upper echelons theory

Pages in journal: 608 - 612

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