2012. Multiple-component retail product. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781598847307
Synopsis:
This comprehensive two-volume encyclopedia examines specific famines throughout history and contains entries on key topics related to food production, security and policies, and famine, giving readers an in-depth look at food crises and their causes, responses to them, and outcomes.
· Contributions from professors at West Point, Rutgers University, and other universities and colleges; specialists at nutrition centers, hospitals, and the Population Reference Bureau; and the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) World Food Day participants
· Original data, diagrams, photographs, charts, and tables
· Illustrations include maps, many designed by the author of the entry or book chapter; and graphics secured from U.S. government source material, UN publications, and historic texts
· A "further readings" section accompanies each entry or book chapter
· Concluding bibliographies at the end of each volume
Book Description:
The Great Chinese Famine (1959–1961) claimed more lives than any documented famine in history, with the numbers of lives lost estimated as high as 42 million. Could a similar event occur again? Possibly, but famines of the future will likely occur in mega-urban complexes comprising upwards of 15 million inhabitants in the tropical and subtropical nations of the world—yet food will be plentiful in the developed world outside of these regions.
Title: Food and Famine in the 21st Century: [2 ...
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New