Three Famines Tapa dura - 2012

Knopf, Sydney, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: maps. The book is secondhand. The dustjacket and the book show no damage. The author looks at 3 famines, the 1st, the great hunger of Ireland which began in 1846, the 2nd the deadly famine that the Bengal in 1943 and lastly the Ethiopian famine which occurred in 1970s and continued on into the 1980s. The author presents a controversial theory in this compelling narrative – in all 3 famines, ideology, mindsets of government, racial preconceptions and administrative incompetence were, ultimately, more lethal than the initiating blights, the loss of potatoes, or rice or grain. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XII, 324 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: maps. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 1741558557. ISBN/EAN: 9781741558555.… Leer más