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List of contents
Author's foreword to the 1958 reprint; Author's general notes on the 1937 print; Sigla and translator's general notes; Introduction to the English edition by Timothy Cheek; Introduction; Part I. Disasters and Famines in China: 1. Disasters and famines in China: a review of facts; 2. Disasters and famines in China: a review of causes; 3. Consequences of famines and disasters; Part II. Disaster and Famine Relief: A Review of Ideas: 4. Praying to deities to disperse 'evils'; 5. Ideas for reactive relief; 6. Ideas for disaster prevention; Part III. Implementation of Disaster and Famine Relief Policies in Chinese History: 7. Sorcery as a relief measure: a review of records; 8. Implementation of reactive relief policies in Chinese history; 9. Implementation of policies of proactive disaster prevention; Afterword. Tuo Deng and his History of Famine Relief in China; Appendix I. Chronicle of events in the History of Famine Relief in China; Appendix II. Chronology of Tuo Deng; Appendix III. Glossary of proper names.
About the author
Deng Yunte (1912–1966), also known as Deng Tuo, was a founding editor of the People's Daily, and its editor-in-chief from 1948 to 1958.
Summary
This is the first English translation of Deng Yunte's classic study of famine relief in Chinese history. Richly researched, Deng both plots the history of famine from ancient times to the Republican period and provides a fascinating example of historical scholarship from twentieth-century China.
