TY - BOOK N2 - 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. AB - 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. T1 - Three famines :starvation and politics / DA - c2011. CY - New York : AU - Keneally, Thomas. ET - 1st ed. CN - HC79.F3 CN - HC79.F3 PB - PublicAffairs, PP - New York : PY - c2011. N1 - "Previously published in 2010 in Australia by Knopf"--T.p. verso. ID - 433606 KW - Famines KW - Famines KW - Famines KW - Famines KW - Famines KW - Famines KW - Famines SN - 9781610390651 SN - 1610390652 TI - Three famines :starvation and politics / LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1206/2011931075-b.html LK - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1206/2011931075-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1206/2011931075-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1206/2011931075-d.html ER -