Great Leap Forward texts?

From Alex Day <aday999@yahoo.com>
Date Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:30:09 -0800 (PST)
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I was asked about this by someone else, but am also interested myself.  What are the best texts on the Great Leap Forward and the following "three difficult years"?  Are there any that interrogate the common story of collective disaster well?  Is there any new research on this subject that people know of that is interesting?

best and hi to all,
 Alex




 
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