Publication

2011 - PublicAffairs, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

80,750 words, Guess

Page Count

323 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC363.809
  • LCCHC79.F3 K46 2011

Alternate Titles

  • 3 famines

Description

Discusses the Gorta Mor in 1840s Ireland, the famine in British-controlled Bengal in 1943, and the string of famines in Ethiopia in the late 20th century, and explores the concept that while famine can be caused by crop failures and weather conditions, famines are worsened by man-made choices such as politics and social and religious ideology.

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