This book provides a concise yet comprehensive synthesis of the complexities of famine in world history, from antiquity to the present day.
The work explores the broad causes and consequences of famine over time and in different geographies. Providing global examples from western Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and Africa, this book offers context and perspective to each case, drawing comparisons where they exist. The book discusses environmental issues, government policy, gender, empire and military conflicts, as well as the aftermath of famine: health issues, memory, and accountability.
Famine in World History is an ideal overview for undergraduate students of World History, twentieth-century European, Asian, and African history.
| ISBN: | 9781032981048 |
| Publication date: | 7th August 2026 |
| Author: | R Douglas Hurt |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 222 pages |
| Series: | Themes in World History |
| Genres: |
General and world history Cultural studies: food and society Colonialism and imperialism Military history Human geography Sociology Medical sociology |
This book provides a concise yet comprehensive synthesis of the complexities of famine in world history, from antiquity to the present day.The work explores the broad causes and consequences of famine over time and in different geographies. Providing global examples from western Europe, China, Southeast Asia, and Africa, this book offers context and perspective to each case, drawing comparisons where they exist.
Famine in World History features in the following genres: General and world history, Cultural studies: food and society, Colonialism and imperialism, Military history, Human geography, Sociology, Medical sociology
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Famine in World History was written by R Douglas Hurt and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Famine in World History has 222 pages
Yes it is part of Themes in World History series
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