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Hungry Ghosts Maos Secret Famine
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Becker, Jasper
David Martin
, September 04, 2010
I concur with Juanita's praise for this book. I have no idea how author Jasper Becker managed to obtain the information he did. His damning analysis of this horror makes the book valuable reading even for those who may not be much interested in recent Chinese history. Chinese leadership at the time expected to hear good news, specifically they craved news of bountiful rice harvests. Underlings dutifully reported those harvests, and China began exporting rice. How many businesses get into trouble for similar reasons?
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Courtyard Gardens of Kyotos Merchant Houses
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Katsuhiko Mizuno
David Martin
, November 09, 2006
Mizuno's last book, on "The Hidden Gardens of Kyoto" manages to give a feeling of actually being there, certainly for the Saihoji Temple, which I've visited. Kyoto is so much a city of small spaces that Mizuno's photography, combined with his obviously excellent access to city, makes this a book worth waiting for. And don't worry about Japanese courtyards being esoteric and inaccessible. They're part of functioning houses, after all.
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