Famine :
a short history /
Cormac Ó Gráda.
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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. |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
c2009.
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Notes: | Dust jacket available. See entry for [Miscellaneous dust jackets removed from 10A Collection items] in the NLI catalogue. Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-317) and index. Physical description: xiii, 327 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. more |
ISBN: | 9780691122373 (acid-free paper) 0691122377 (acid-free paper) |