Tears from Iron: Cultural Responses to Famine in Nineteenth-Century China
Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes

Tears from Iron

Cultural Responses to Famine in Nineteenth-Century China

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Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley
Kathryn Edgerton-Tarpley
2007 • 359 pages

Her analysis contributes a broader and deeper understanding of the Incredible Famine than has previously been available in English and situates the tragedy alongside Irish and Indian famines to provide a truly global comparison of cultural responses to famine in the nineteenth century."--BOOK JACKET.

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Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes

Asia: Local Studies / Global Themes is a 13-book series first released in 2000 with contributions by Hue-Tam Ho Tai, Marcia Yonemoto, and Madeleine Yue Dong.

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