Famine: A Short HistoryPrinceton University Press, 2009 - 327 páginas Famine remains one of the worst calamities that can befall a society. Mass starvation--whether it is inflicted by drought or engineered by misguided or genocidal economic policies--devastates families, weakens the social fabric, and undermines political stability. Cormac Ó Gráda, the acclaimed author who chronicled the tragic Irish famine in books like Black '47 and Beyond, here traces the complete history of famine from the earliest records to today. |
Contenido
The Third Horseman | 1 |
The Horrors of Famine | 45 |
Prevention and Coping | 69 |
Famine Demography | 90 |
Markets and Famines | 129 |
Entitlements Bengal and Beyond | 159 |
Public and Private Action | 195 |
The Violence of Government | 229 |
An End to Famine? | 259 |
References | 283 |
319 | |