What phrase does the author use to signal that she’s telling us what her article is about?

Answer the following questions based on Min Song’s article “A Dissonance in Mao’s Revolution.” Type answers in the text entry box or upload a file. Be sure to number your answers.

1) What phrase does the author use to signal that she’s telling us what her article is about? (see page 410)

2) What phrase does the author use to signal that she’s telling us how her article is related to others? (p. 410) (Note: Historians use the term historiography to list previous books and articles on a subject.)

3) Min Song mentions “Nick Cullather’s recent work” on page 410. Is Cullather’s recent work a book or an article? How can you tell?

4) Min Song mentions the writing of Jacqueline McGlade on page 410. Is McGlade’s writing a book or an article? How can you tell?

5) What phrase does the author use to show that her article is something new and different? (p. 411)

6) Near the end of the first paragraph on page 414, Min Song says that “Li [Qiang] also recalled that the Continental representatives in Beijing were quite arrogant toward the Chinese. China thus decided to focus on the French company for major wheat deals.” Where can we see Li’s recollections?

7) Where does Min Song get the information for the last paragraph on page 418?

8) Some information for historical writing comes from books and articles, other information comes from unpublished sources. What kind of item did Min Song quote from where she quotes “to provide its people with [a] variety [of food]?” (bottom of page 425, top of page 426)

9) To what historical event that we’ve studied does Min Song refer to with such phrases as “After Mao personally agreed to trade with the United States on February 21…” (p. 413) and “By early September 1972, China had ordered at least 400,000 metric tons of American wheat…” (p. 414)?

10) Read the first 4 paragraphs under the heading CHINA’S FIRST WHEAT ORDER (pp. 414–415). What new insights do we get on U.S.-China talks from 1972? (Meaning: why does it seem that China wanted to engage in talks with the United States?)

11) Why should we trust Min Song? (What are her qualifications?)

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