Three famines starvation and politics
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 a...
| Main Author: | Keneally, Thomas. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York [N.Y.] :
PublicAffairs,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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