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3. The Wrath of Heaven versus Human Greed
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations ix
- Explanation of Commonly Used Chinese Terms xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- Foreword xix
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Setting the Scene
- 1. Shanxi, Greater China, and the Famine 15
- 2. Experiencing the Famine: The Hierarchy of Suffering in a Famine Song from Xiezhou 42
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Part II. Praise and Blame: Interpretive Frameworks of Famine Causation
- Introduction 69
- 3. The Wrath of Heaven versus Human Greed 71
- 4. Qing Officialdom and the Politics of Famine 90
- 5. Views from the Outside: Science, Railroads, and Laissez-Faire Economics 114
- 6. Hybrid Voices: The Famine and Jiangnan Activism 131
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Part III. Icons of Starvation: Images, Myths, and Illusions
- Introduction 159
- 7. Family and Gender in Famine 161
- 8. The “Feminization of Famine” and the Feminization of Nationalism 189
- 9. Eating Culture: Cannibalism and the Semiotics of Starvation, 1870–2001 211
- Epilogue: New Tears for New Times; The Famine Revisited 235
- Glossary of Chinese Characters 245
- Notes 251
- Bibliography 301
- Index 319
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Illustrations ix
- Explanation of Commonly Used Chinese Terms xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- Foreword xix
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Setting the Scene
- 1. Shanxi, Greater China, and the Famine 15
- 2. Experiencing the Famine: The Hierarchy of Suffering in a Famine Song from Xiezhou 42
-
Part II. Praise and Blame: Interpretive Frameworks of Famine Causation
- Introduction 69
- 3. The Wrath of Heaven versus Human Greed 71
- 4. Qing Officialdom and the Politics of Famine 90
- 5. Views from the Outside: Science, Railroads, and Laissez-Faire Economics 114
- 6. Hybrid Voices: The Famine and Jiangnan Activism 131
-
Part III. Icons of Starvation: Images, Myths, and Illusions
- Introduction 159
- 7. Family and Gender in Famine 161
- 8. The “Feminization of Famine” and the Feminization of Nationalism 189
- 9. Eating Culture: Cannibalism and the Semiotics of Starvation, 1870–2001 211
- Epilogue: New Tears for New Times; The Famine Revisited 235
- Glossary of Chinese Characters 245
- Notes 251
- Bibliography 301
- Index 319