{"product_id":"subject-to-famine-food-crisis-and-economic-change-in-western-india-18601920-9780691613369","title":"Subject to Famine  Food Crisis and Economic","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelle McAlpin moves beyond the concerns of previous studies of famine (most of which focus on governmental procedures designed to alleviate it) and examines hitherto neglected problems, such as the quantitative evaluation of food grain shortages, the nature and extent of popular insurance mechanisms in famine-afflicted areas, and the effects of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Tables, pg. viii*List of Maps. List of Figures, pg. xi*Acknowledgments, pg. xiii*Glossary, pg. xv*Introduction, pg. 1*1. Food Crises and Famines, pg. 6*2. The Famine Phenomenon: Insecurity and Adaptation, pg. 21*3. The Demographic Consequences of Famines, pg. 47*4. The Agrarian System and the Impact of British Rule, pg. 84*5. Economic Change in Western India, 1860-1920, pg. 144*6. Changes in the Consequences of Instability: Famines and Famine Relief Under the Raj, 1860-1920, pg. 161*7. A Reinterpretation of a Century of Change, pg. 191*Appendices, pg. 219*Bibliography, pg. 271*Index, pg. 285","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403960787287,"sku":"9780691613369","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691613369.jpg?v=1730485004","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/subject-to-famine-food-crisis-and-economic-change-in-western-india-18601920-9780691613369","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}