Correspondance inédite et secrète du docteur B. Franklin, ministre plénipotentiaire des États Unis d'Amérique près la cour de France, depuis l'année 1753 jusqu'en 1790

Résumé du livre

"Ó Gráda explores the causes and profound consequences of famine over the past five millennia ... He enriches our understanding of the most crucial and far-reaching aspects of famine; how food markets can mitigate famine or make it worse; famine's long-term demographic consequences; and the successes or failures of globalized disaster relief. Ó Gráda demonstrates the central role famine has played in the economic and political histories of places"--Publisher description