A Victorian Holocaust Iran in the Great Famine Of 1869-1873 |
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| Author:
| Majd, Mohammad Gholi |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7618-7014-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2017 |
| Publisher: | Hamilton Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $82.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.