Famine: A Short History

by Cormac O Grada and Cormac Ó Gráda

Book Overview

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 ? Gr?da, 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691122377
• ISBN13: 9780691122373
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"