A Victorian Holocaust Iran in the Great Famine of 1869-1873
Reports of famine and Iranian government denial -- Famine in South Iran -- Famine in Central Iran: Isfahan, Yazd and Qum -- Famine in Khorassan and North-East Iran -- Famine in Tehran -- Famine in Hamadan and Kermanshah -- Famine in Zanjan and Qazvin -- Famine in Azerbaijan -- The Persian Famine Rel...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Lanham, Maryland ; Boulder ; New York ; Toronto ; Plymouth
Hamilton Books
2018
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Reports of famine and Iranian government denial -- Famine in South Iran -- Famine in Central Iran: Isfahan, Yazd and Qum -- Famine in Khorassan and North-East Iran -- Famine in Tehran -- Famine in Hamadan and Kermanshah -- Famine in Zanjan and Qazvin -- Famine in Azerbaijan -- The Persian Famine Relief Committee -- The toll from famine and disease Little is known about the Great Famine of 1869-1873, possibly the greatest calamity in the history of Iran. Using a variety of primary sources, including American missionary reports, this book describes and quantifies the devastation of the Great Famine of 1869-73 that killed 10-12 million Iranians, amounting to two-thirds of the population |
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| Beschreibung: | iii, 129 Seiten 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780761870142 978-0-7618-7014-2 |