Bibliograph

Three famines, starvation and politics, Thomas Keneally

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Three famines, starvation and politics, Thomas Keneally

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-307) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Three famines

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

701015454

Responsibility statement

Thomas Keneally

Sub title

starvation and politics

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

The three famines -- Democracy and starvation -- Short commons -- Nature's triggers -- God's hand -- Coping -- Villains : Ireland -- Villains and heroes : Bengal -- Villains : Ethiopia -- Whistleblowers -- Famine diseases -- Evictions, movements, and emigration in Bengal and Ireland -- Evictions and movements, Mengistu-style -- Resistance -- Relief : Ireland -- Relief : Bengal -- Relief : Ethiopia -- Other catastrophes

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3 famines

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