Overview
- Summary
- 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.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Lanham, Maryland : Hamilton Books, [2018]
©2018 - Locale
- Iran
- Contents
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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. - Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-128).
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.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 0761870148
9780761870142 - Physical Description
- iii, 129 pages ; 24 cm
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