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Can I read Famine in European History on EtoBox?
Famine in European History by Guido Alfani, Cormac Ó Gráda is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Famine in European History about?
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
Who reads Famine in European History?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Guido Alfani, Cormac Ó Gráda
- Publisher
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781107179936
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Economics, History, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25