The Other Famine
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The Other Famine
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Author : Gerard MacAtasney
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2012-01-01
The Other Famine written by Gerard MacAtasney and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-01 with Social Science categories.
In the summer of 1822 a bad potato crop and limited employment opportunities created famine conditions in the west and south-west of Ireland. The Other Famine is the first book to examine these events, and specifically their implications for County Leitrim. Beginning with an overview of life in the county from 1800 to 1821, this book looks at landlord–tenant relationships, the standard of living of the poor, and the impact of the typhus fever epidemic of 1816-18. What follows is a detailed analysis of the summer of 1822 in Leitrim, when more than half the population relied on hand-outs from a variety of charitable institutions, particularly the London Tavern Committee. Among the issues explores are how the mechanism of relief was established in the county, the personalities involved and the problems which arose. Finally, the author assessed the role played by landlords, and the reasons why so many people in the county, and the country as a whole, were left dependent on a single crop for their survival. For The Other Famine, MacAtasney has sourced a rich body of material which enables us, for the first time, to gain an in-depth understanding of the effects of the failure of the potato crop in 1822.
Eating People Is Wrong And Other Essays On Famine Its Past And Its Future
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Author : Cormac Ó Gráda
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-13
Eating People Is Wrong And Other Essays On Famine Its Past And Its Future written by Cormac Ó Gráda and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-13 with Business & Economics categories.
New perspectives on the history of famine—and the possibility of a famine-free world Famines are becoming smaller and rarer, but optimism about the possibility of a famine-free future must be tempered by the threat of global warming. That is just one of the arguments that Cormac Ó Gráda, one of the world's leading authorities on the history and economics of famine, develops in this wide-ranging book, which provides crucial new perspectives on key questions raised by famines around the globe between the seventeenth and twenty-first centuries. The book begins with a taboo topic. Ó Gráda argues that cannibalism, while by no means a universal feature of famines and never responsible for more than a tiny proportion of famine deaths, has probably been more common during very severe famines than previously thought. The book goes on to offer new interpretations of two of the twentieth century’s most notorious and controversial famines, the Great Bengal Famine and the Chinese Great Leap Forward Famine. Ó Gráda questions the standard view of the Bengal Famine as a perfect example of market failure, arguing instead that the primary cause was the unwillingness of colonial rulers to divert food from their war effort. The book also addresses the role played by traders and speculators during famines more generally, invoking evidence from famines in France, Ireland, Finland, Malawi, Niger, and Somalia since the 1600s, and overturning Adam Smith’s claim that government attempts to solve food shortages always cause famines. Thought-provoking and important, this is essential reading for historians, economists, demographers, and anyone else who is interested in the history and possible future of famine.
Famine
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Author : Cormac Ó Gráda
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009
Famine written by Cormac Ó Gráda and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.
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How The Other Half Dies
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Author : Susan George
language : en
Publisher: Rl Innactive Titles
Release Date : 1977
How The Other Half Dies written by Susan George and has been published by Rl Innactive Titles this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Business & Economics categories.
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The Truth Behind The Irish Famine 1845 1852
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Author : Jerry Mulvihill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Truth Behind The Irish Famine 1845 1852 written by Jerry Mulvihill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Famines categories.
Mass Starvation
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Author : Alex de Waal
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2017-12-08
Mass Starvation written by Alex de Waal and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-08 with Political Science categories.
The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all but disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles and a volatile global economy. In Mass Starvation, world-renowned expert on humanitarian crisis and response Alex de Waal provides an authoritative history of modern famines: their causes, dimensions and why they ended. He analyses starvation as a crime, and breaks new ground in examining forced starvation as an instrument of genocide and war. Refuting the enduring but erroneous view that attributes famine to overpopulation and natural disaster, he shows how political decision or political failing is an essential element in every famine, while the spread of democracy and human rights, and the ending of wars, were major factors in the near-ending of this devastating phenomenon. Hard-hitting and deeply informed, Mass Starvation explains why man-made famine and the political decisions that could end it for good must once again become a top priority for the international community.
Was The Great Famine Just Like Other Famines
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Author : Cormac Ó Gráda
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Was The Great Famine Just Like Other Famines written by Cormac Ó Gráda and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Famines categories.
On Famine Fever And Some Of The Other Cognate Forms Of Typhus
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Author : Rudolf Virchow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
On Famine Fever And Some Of The Other Cognate Forms Of Typhus written by Rudolf Virchow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with Typhus fever categories.
The History Of The Irish Famine
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Author : Christine Kinealy
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-09-20
The History Of The Irish Famine written by Christine Kinealy and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-20 with History categories.
The Great Irish Famine remains one of the most lethal famines in modern world history and a watershed moment in the development of modern Ireland – socially, politically, demographically and culturally. In the space of only four years, Ireland lost twenty-five per cent of its population as a consequence of starvation, disease and large-scale emigration. Certain aspects of the Famine remain contested and controversial, for example the issue of the British government’s culpability, proselytism, and the reception of emigrants. However, recent historiographical focus on this famine has overshadowed the impact of other periods of subsistence crisis, both before 1845 and after 1852. This volume breaks new ground in bringing together foundational narratives of one of Europe and North America’s first refugee crises — making visible their impact in shaping perceptions, public opinion, and patterns of memorialization of Irish forced migration. It documents eyewitness impressions of suffering Irish emigrants, and especially orphaned infants, which became iconic images of the Famine migration.
Famine In European History
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Author : Guido Alfani
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-31
Famine In European History written by Guido Alfani and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-31 with History categories.
The first systematic study of famine in all parts of Europe from the Middle Ages to present. It compares the characteristics, consequences and causes of famine in regional case studies by leading experts to form a comprehensive picture of when and why food security across the continent became a critical issue.