Book
Three famines : starvation and politics
Record details
- ISBN: 1610390652
- ISBN: 9781610390651
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Physical Description:
323 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Public Affairs, c2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Previously published in 2010 in Australia by Knopf, an imprint of Random House" --T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-307) and index. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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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| Subject: | Ethiopia History 20th century Bengal (India) History 20th century Ireland History Famine, 1845-1852 Famines Religious aspects Famines Social aspects Famines Political aspects Famines History |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Burnham Library - Bridgewater | 363.809 KENEALLY (Text) | 36937002120856 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | 363.809 KENEALLY (Text) | 34000080488232 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | 363.8 KEN (Text) | 34005118363232 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
