Subject to Famine: Food Crisis and Economic Change in Western India, 1860-1920
Author:   Michelle Burge McAlpin
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2745
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9780691641188


Pages:   306
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Subject to Famine: Food Crisis and Economic Change in Western India, 1860-1920


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Michelle McAlpin moves beyond the concerns of previous studies of famine (most of which focus on governmental procedures designed to alleviate it) and examines hitherto neglected problems, such as the quantitative evaluation of food grain shortages, the nature and extent of popular insurance mechanisms in famine-afflicted areas, and the effects of famine on population growth and on long-range economic performance. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Michelle Burge McAlpin
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2745
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9780691641188


ISBN 10:   0691641188
Pages:   306
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Tables, pg. viii*List of Maps. List of Figures, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Glossary, pg. xv*Introduction, pg. 1*1. Food Crises and Famines, pg. 6*2. The Famine Phenomenon: Insecurity and Adaptation, pg. 21*3. The Demographic Consequences of Famines, pg. 47*4. The Agrarian System and the Impact of British Rule, pg. 84*5. Economic Change in Western India, 1860-1920, pg. 144*6. Changes in the Consequences of Instability: Famines and Famine Relief Under the Raj, 1860-1920, pg. 161*7. A Reinterpretation of a Century of Change, pg. 191*Appendices, pg. 219*Bibliography, pg. 271*Index, pg. 285

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