China has continuously played down the causes and effects of the Great Famine, which is still officially known as the "Three Years of Difficult Period" or "Three Years of Natural Disasters." ...

BACKGROUND The adaptive sex ratio adjustment hypothesis suggests that when mothers are in poor conditions the sex ratio of their offspring will be biased towards females. Major famines provide ...

to the China Famine Relief Fund, 205 East 42nd St., New York City. “Funds must be raised and forwarded immediately,” cabled he, “if great loss of life is to be prevented.” Thus far the C.

A study published in the journal Nature highlights a close historical link between periods of drought and political instability in China, demonstrating that climate change played an essential role in ...