Famine : a short history / Cormac Ó Gráda.
"Ó Gráda explores the causes and profound consequences of famine over the past five millennia ... He enriches our understanding of the most crucial and far-reaching aspects of famine; how food markets can mitigate famine or make it worse; famine's long-term demographic consequences; and th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
[2009]
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| Summary: | "Ó Gráda explores the causes and profound consequences of famine over the past five millennia ... He enriches our understanding of the most crucial and far-reaching aspects of famine; how food markets can mitigate famine or make it worse; famine's long-term demographic consequences; and the successes or failures of globalized disaster relief. Ó Gráda demonstrates the central role famine has played in the economic and political histories of places"--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-317) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0691122377 9780691122373 |