The geography of famine
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Author
Publication
1980 - Wiley, Silver Spring, Md., New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
52,250 words, Guess
Page Count
209 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100470269561
- ISBN-139780470269565
- Goodreads4355490
- Library of Congress Control Number80011145
- Open LibraryOL4096889M
Classifications
- DDC338.1/9
- LCCHC79.F3 D36
Description
Describes famine from a historical and spatial perspective and suggests that natural factors cause crop failures, but humans cause famines, famines are man-made. Case studies of famines in England, India, and Russia are included, as well as discussion of changing food procurement and production methods and the effects of technology and population growth on relative food supply.
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Series Statement
- Scripta series in geography
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- The geography of famine
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