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Famine in European History (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,439
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Famine in European History (Hardcover): Guido Alfani, Cormac O Grada

Famine in European History (Hardcover)

Guido Alfani, Cormac O Grada

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This is the first systematic study of famine in all parts of Europe from the Middle Ages until the present. In case studies ranging from Scandinavia and Italy to Ireland and Russia, leading scholars compare the characteristics, consequences and causes of famine. The famines they describe differ greatly in size, duration and context; in many cases the damage wrought by poor harvests was confounded by war. The roles of human action, malfunctioning markets and poor relief are a recurring theme. The chapters also take full account of demographic, institutional, economic, social and cultural aspects, providing a wealth of new information which is organized and analyzed within a comparative framework. Famine in European History represents a significant new contribution to demographic history, and will be of interest to all those who want to discover more about famines - truly horrific events which, for centuries, have been a recurring curse for the Europeans.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2017
Editors: Guido Alfani • Cormac O Grada
Dimensions: 240 x 163 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-17993-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > Famine
Books > History > European history > General
LSN: 1-107-17993-9
Barcode: 9781107179936

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