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100 1  Keneally, Thomas.
245 10 Three famines : |bstarvation and politics / |cThomas Keneally.
250    1st ed.
260    New York : |bPublicAffairs, |cc2011.
300    323 p. : |bmaps ; |c24 cm.
500    "Previously published in 2010 in Australia by Knopf"--T.p. verso.
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-307) and index.
505 0  The three famines -- Democracy and starvation -- Short commons -- Nature's triggers -- God's hand -- Coping -- Villains : Ireland -- Villains and heroes : Bengal -- Villains : Ethiopia -- Whistleblowers -- Famine diseases -- Evictions, movements, and emigration in Bengal and Ireland -- Evictions and movements, Mengistu-style -- Resistance -- Relief : Ireland -- Relief : Bengal -- Relief : Ethiopia -- Other catastrophes.
520    Discusses the Gorta Mor in 1840s Ireland, the famine in British-controlled Bengal in 1943, and the string of famines in Ethiopia in the late 20th century, and explores the concept that while famine can be caused by crop failures and weather conditions, famines are worsened by man-made choices such as politics and social and religious ideology.
650  0 Famines |xHistory.
650  0 Famines |xPolitical aspects.
650  0 Famines |xSocial aspects.
650  0 Famines |xReligious aspects.
650  0 Famines |zIreland |xHistory |y19th century.
650  0 Famines |zIndia |zBengal |xHistory.
650  0 Famines |zEthiopia |xHistory.
651  0 Ireland |xHistory |yFamine, 1845-1852.
651  0 Ireland |xHistory |y19th century.
651  0 Bengal (India) |xHistory |y20th century.
651  0 Ethiopia |xHistory |y20th century.
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