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Famine : a short history /
"Ó Gráda explores the causes and profound consequences of famine over the past five millennia ... He enriches our understanding of the most crucial and far-reaching aspects of famine; how food markets can mitigate famine or make it worse; famine's long-term demographic consequences; and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Ó Gráda explores the causes and profound consequences of famine over the past five millennia ... He enriches our understanding of the most crucial and far-reaching aspects of famine; how food markets can mitigate famine or make it worse; famine's long-term demographic consequences; and the successes or failures of globalized disaster relief. Ó Gráda demonstrates the central role famine has played in the economic and political histories of places"--Publisher description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 327 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-317) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400829897 1400829895 9780691122373 0691122377 |