Famine : a short history /
"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...
| Основен автор: | Ó Gráda, Cormac. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
c2009.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
Table of contents only Book jacket |
| Резюме: |
"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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| Физически характеристики: |
xiii, 327 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-317) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691122373 (acid-free paper) 0691122377 (acid-free paper) |