Felix Wemheuer is is professor of Modern China Studies at the University of Cologne. He has published three books on twentieth-century Chinese political history and numerous journal articles.
“This manuscript is a major achievement. It compares two complex
countries in great detail. The author analyzes in detail the
strategies, tactics, and failures of the two ‘Great Leaps.’”—Thomas
P. Bernstein, Columbia University
“The author provides the first comprehensive and systematic
analysis of the impact of the two great famines created by the
socialist states of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of
China. . . . This is by far the most authoritative comparative
study of the two greatest famines of the twentieth century.”—Peter
C. Perdue, author of Exhausting the Earth and China Marches
West
“Wemheuer’s book is a major contribution to our understanding of
China’s Great Leap Famine, and a stimulating example of what
comparative research on famines under state socialism can
offer.”—Kate Edgerton-Tarpley, San Diego State University
“This is an important, brave, and timely book. His case for
different ways of assessing these man-made famines may be
controversial. But it is built on plausible evidence and on cogent
analysis, and defiantly demands attention.”—Cormac Ó Gráda, author
of Famine: A Short History
“In this bold and innovative study of famine and ‘food politics’,
Wemheuer is intellectually fearless, tackling big questions
and bringing a welcome spirit of scholarly dispassion to current
debates, while never losing sight of the awfulness of his
subject.”—Steve Smith, All Souls College, Oxford
“This manuscript is a major achievement. It compares two complex
countries in great detail. The author analyzes in detail the
strategies, tactics, and failures of the two ‘Great Leaps.’”—Thomas
P. Bernstein, Columbia University
*Thomas P. Bernstein*
“The author provides the first comprehensive and systematic
analysis of the impact of the two great famines created by the
socialist states of the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of
China. . . . This is by far the most authoritative comparative
study of the two greatest famines of the twentieth century.”—Peter
C. Perdue, author of Exhausting the Earth and China Marches
West
*Peter C. Perdue*
“Wemheuer’s book is a major contribution to our understanding of
China’s Great Leap Famine, and a stimulating example of what
comparative research on famines under state socialism can
offer.”—Kate Edgerton-Tarpley, San Diego State University
*Kate Edgerton-Tarpley*
“This is an important, brave, and timely book. His case for
different ways of assessing these man-made famines may be
controversial. But it is built on plausible evidence and on cogent
analysis, and defiantly demands attention.”—Cormac Ó Gráda, author
of Famine: A Short History
*Cormac O Grada*
“In this bold and innovative study of famine and ‘food politics’,
Wemheuer is intellectually fearless, tackling big questions
and bringing a welcome spirit of scholarly dispassion to current
debates, while never losing sight of the awfulness of his
subject.”—Steve Smith, All Souls College, Oxford
*Steve Smith*
“Wemheuer’s comparative study is a valuable reference work to
recent literatures on these two famines, with the caveat that
readers should be cautious about his discussion of the USSR. It is
a corrective to the prevailing trend of 'intentionalist'
interpretations that have acquired wide political support despite
their scholarly inadequacies, and as such is an important book to
read for anyone convinced of 'famine-genocide'
views.”—International Review of Social History
*International Review of Social History*
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