ISBN: 9780701120474 - the conquest of famine (4 risultati)

Condizione: NEAR FINE. First printing. A look at major famines over the years - in China, India, Ireland, and Russia - and of attempts to prevent them, including the Indian Famine Code of 1887 and more recently the role of the United Nations - but even as it acknowledges the activities of the rulers of India in pre-colonial days to ameliorate conditions when drought caused a shortage of food, it downplays the role of British colonialism in ignoring the plight of the people and in putting in place policies that caused massive death tolls. Photographs, references, index. vii, 216 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.…

1st edition, hardback, 8vo, 216pp, illustrated, slight browning, text clean and sound, signed by the author on endpaper with a gift inscription, Very Good / Fair dustwrapper, wrapper spine faded, torn and creased, . ISBN: 0701120479.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gold lettering to the spine. Glazed pictorial unclipped dust jacket, showing signs of minor shelf wear. Now in a removable protective clear sleeve. 216pp. Pages 26 and 27 have passages highlighted in yellow only. Remaining pages are clean and bright with black and white photographs to the centre. (Any digital image available on request).…

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0701120479.…