Introduction: The Thousand-Person Pit

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: The Thousand-Person Pit 1
4. ONE. A World Where Ghosts Wailed 9
5. TWO. Confronting the Refugee Crisis 34
6. THREE. Veering into the Ravine 59
7. FOUR. Days of Suffering 87
8. FIVE. The Kidnapping of Chinese Civilians 111
9. SIX. Government on the Move 137
10. SEVEN. Playing Hide-and-Seek with the Enemy 164
11. EIGHT. Guerrilla Education 188
12. NINE. Wartime Business 214
13. TEN. Scorched Earth 239
14. ELEVEN. Trading and Smuggling 261
15. TWELVE. Bubonic Bombs 285
16. Conclusion: Remaking Homes 302
17. Notes 313
18. Acknowledgments 339
19. Index 341