Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Explanation of Chinese Terms and Bibliographic Methods xi
5. Maps xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I: Life and Death in Anhui Villages
8. 1. Lineage, Food, and Famine in the Village of Old Qu 27
9. 2. Environment, Culture, and Famine: Villages of Eastern Yu, Inner Valley, and Huang Court 56
10. 3. Prosperity, Regime, and Famine: The Village of Three Treasures 94
11. 4. Multilineages, Revolution, and Famine: Villages of Four Doors and Little Shao 123
12. Part II: Collective Resistance in Rural Anhui
13. 5. Food Hoarding: Villages of Eastern Mountain Foot, Lu Valley, and Promising Land 155
14. 6. Food Riots: The Upper Wang Village Food Riot and the Spread of Crop Riots 182
15. Part III: Anhui and Jiangxi in Comparison
16. 7. Famine in Jiangxi Villages: Flat Land and Lowland Fang 207
17. 8. Contrasting Experiences of Jiangxi and Anhui in the Great Leap Forward Famine 232
18. Conclusion 257
19. Glossary 273
20. Notes 283
21. Bibliography 305
22. Index 329