Famine books

299 books were found.

Climate Change, Assets and Food Security in Southern African Cities

Climate Change, Assets and Food Security in Southern...

Author: Bruce Frayne ,  Caroline Moser
ISBN: 9781136502033
Format: Electronic book text
$142.51

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The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans

The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism,...

Author: Cedric Johnson ,  Chris Russill
ISBN: 9780816673254
Format: Paperback
$29.99

A critical collection on the politics of disaster and reconstruction in New Orleans  Read More >>

The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans

The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism,...

Author: Cedric Johnson ,  Chris Russill
ISBN: 9780816673247
Format: Hardback
$89.99

A critical collection on the politics of disaster and reconstruction in New Orleans  Read More >>

Tropical Medicine: A Clinical Text, 8th Edition, Revised and Expanded

Tropical Medicine: A Clinical Text, 8th Edition, Revised...

Author: Kevin M. Cahill
ISBN: 9780823240609
Format: Hardback
$187.95

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Three Famines

Three Famines

Author: Tom Keneally
ISBN: 9781741668568
Format: Paperback
$19.99

This is the story of three great famines - an Gorta Mor, the great hunger of Ireland which began in 1846 and whose...  Read More >>

Three Famines: Starvation and Politics

Three Famines: Starvation and Politics

Author: Thomas Keneally
ISBN: 9781610390651
Format: Hardback
$73.89

Tells the story of three great famines: the great hunger of Ireland, which began in 1846 and whose end-date is a...  Read More >>

Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe

Food and War in Twentieth Century Europe

Author: Rachel Duffett ,  Ina Zweiniger-Bargielowska
ISBN: 9781409417705
Format: Hardback
$315.00

Wars cannot be fought and sustained without food and this unique collection explores the impact of war on food production,...  Read More >>

L'État de l'insécurité alimentaire dans le monde 2011: Comment la volatilité des cours internationaux porte-t-elle atteinte à l'économie et à la sécurité alimentaire des pays?

L'État de l'insécurité alimentaire dans le monde 2011:...

Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
ISBN: 9789252069270
Format: Paperback
$41.80

L'état de l'insécurité alimentaire dans le monde 2011 met en lumière la diversité des répercussions de la crise...  Read More >>

Three Famines

Three Famines

Author: Tom Keneally ,  Peter Byrne
ISBN: 9781742678665
Format: Audio
$54.29

This is the story of three great famines - an Gorta Mor, the great hunger of Ireland which began in 1846 and whose...  Read More >>

Wretched Faces: Famine in Wartime England 1793-1801

Wretched Faces: Famine in Wartime England 1793-1801...

Author: Roger A.E. Wells
ISBN: 9780956482747
Format: Paperback
$59.51

In 1798, the Rev. T. R. Malthus published his explosive thesis arguing that population had a natural tendency to...  Read More >>

Democracy and Famine

Democracy and Famine

Author: Olivier Rubin (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
ISBN: 9780415598224
Format: Hardback
$305.00

Inspired by the work of Amartya Sen, whose influential hypothesis that democratic institutions together with a free...  Read More >>

Famine Early Warning Systems and Remote Sensing Data

Famine Early Warning Systems and Remote Sensing Data...

Author: Molly E. Brown
ISBN: 9783642094583
Format: Paperback
$525.36

This book describes the interdisciplinary work of USAID’s Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) and its...  Read More >>

Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cookin' Mamas: Fighting Back in an Age of Industrial Agriculture

Food Rebels, Guerrilla Gardeners, and Smart-Cookin'...

Author: Mark Winne
ISBN: 9780807047330
Format: Hardback
$59.99

"In an age of uncertainty about how climate change may affect the global food supply, industrial agribusiness promises...  Read More >>

The Other Famine: The 1822 Crisis in County Leitrim

The Other Famine: The 1822 Crisis in County Leitrim...

Author: Gerard MacAtasney
ISBN: 9781845889876
Format: Paperback
$38.81

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The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It

The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We...

Author: Julian Cribb
ISBN: 9780643100404
Format: Paperback
$29.95

A strong and positive call to action to address an impending planetary food crisis.  Read More >>

Famine: A Short History

Famine: A Short History

Author: Cormac Ó Gráda
ISBN: 9780691147970
Format: Paperback
$52.99

Famine remains one of the worst calamities that can befall a society. Mass starvation - whether it is inflicted...  Read More >>

The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We Can Do to Avoid It

The Coming Famine: The Global Food Crisis and What We...

Author: Julian Cribb
ISBN: 9780520260719
Format: Hardback
$104.50

Lays out a picture of impending planetary crisis - a global food shortage that threatens to hit by mid-century -...  Read More >>

Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty

Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of...

Author: Roger Thurow ,  Scott Kilman
ISBN: 9781586488185
Format: Paperback
$42.11

A powerful indictment of the economic, political, and social dynamics that perpetuate famine  Read More >>

Climate Change Risks and Food Security in Bangladesh

Climate Change Risks and Food Security in Bangladesh...

Author: Winston Yu ,  Mozaharul Alam
ISBN: 9781849711302
Format: Hardback
$156.00

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The Atlas of World Hunger

The Atlas of World Hunger

Author: Thomas J. Bassett ,  Alex Winter-Nelson
ISBN: 9780226039077
Format: Hardback
$79.95

President Obama declared one of his top priorities to be 'making sure that people are able to get enough to eat'....  Read More >>

Fighting Famine in North China: State, Market, and Environmental Decline, 1690s-1990s

Fighting Famine in North China: State, Market, and Environmental...

Author: Lillian M. Li
ISBN: 9780804771818
Format: Paperback
$58.95

This monumental work provides a new perspective on the changing historical significance of famines in China over...  Read More >>

Disasters, Relief and the Media

Disasters, Relief and the Media

Author: Jonathan Benthall
ISBN: 9780955640070
Format: Paperback
$99.00

Aimed at those concerned with aid and development as well as with media and cultural studies and anthropology, this...  Read More >>

Famine in Scotland - the 'ill Years' of the 1690s

Famine in Scotland - the 'ill Years' of the 1690s

Author: Dr. Karen J. Cullen
ISBN: 9780748638871
Format: Hardback
$114.95

This book is the first full study of the last national famine to occur in Scotland.  Read More >>

Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa

Famine Crimes: Politics and the Disaster Relief Industry...

Author: Alex De Waal
ISBN: 9780253211583
Format: Paperback
$55.31

"""A powerful critique of the international humanitarian agencies dominating famine relief in Africa."" -Foreign...  Read More >>

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