AskHistorians Podcast 031 - China: Great Leap Forward
The AskHistorians Podcast · AskHistorians Podcast
February 27, 20151h 12m
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Show Notes
Cordis_Melum discusses the ambitious mid-20th Century modernization program in mainland China known as the Great Leap Forward. The ideology behind the push to establish a self-sufficient communist utopia; the steps and mis-steps taken in industry and agriculture; the political blowback; and the aftermath covered.