Famine books

Global food production has doubled since the 1960s, growing faster than the population, and will likely keep pace...  Read More >>

What do we know about the origins and extent of the North Korean famine of 1994-99? Why did donor governments and...  Read More >>

Based on a wide selection of resources, this record of the Great Famine provides a graphic picture of conditions...  Read More >>

Changes that have occurred in food availability, production and selection around the world raise questions about...  Read More >>

This book describes a project among small-scale farmers in the drought-prone and arid communal lands of Zimbabwe...  Read More >>

What do we know about the origins and extent of the North Korean famine of 1994-99? Why did donor governments and...  Read More >>

We see famine and look for the likely causes: poor food distribution, unstable regimes, caprices of weather. A technical...  Read More >>

Examines the impact of Ireland's Great Famine on the city of Belfast  Read More >>

Examines the impact of Ireland's Great Famine on the city of Belfast  Read More >>

The Irish famine peaked in Black '47, but it brought misery and increased mortality to Ireland for several years....  Read More >>

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Land has been a dominant theme in modern Irish history, extending to political and cultural issues as well as permeating...  Read More >>

In this work of comparative urban history, Matthew Gallman looks at how two cities, Philadelphia and Liverpool,...  Read More >>

In this work of comparative urban history, Matthew Gallman looks at how two cities, Philadelphia and Liverpool,...  Read More >>

The authors draw on both research and their first-hand experience to explore the use of hunger as a weapon in food...  Read More >>

The authors draw on both research and their first-hand experience to explore the use of hunger as a weapon in food...  Read More >>

Presents a picture of the living standards of various social groups in pre war Soviet Russia and the role of state-controlled...  Read More >>

Prior to disappearing in Chechnya in 1995, veteran relief worker Cuny completed this guide to understanding the...  Read More >>

This book recognizes that any attempt to reduce hunger requires a sound understanding of which people are affected....  Read More >>

The Economics of Famine presents an important collection of outstanding contributions to the economic analysis of...  Read More >>

Starting with a fresh reflection on the Great Hunger this booklet links famine in Ireland to the terrible reality...  Read More >>

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Based on a wide selection of resources, this record of the Great Famine provides a graphic picture of conditions...  Read More >>

Despite being the worst famine in human history, the Great Leap Famine has received scant scholarly attention. In...  Read More >>

Annals of the Famine in Ireland is an extraordinary narrative by an eye-witness who became an integral part of the...  Read More >>