ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FAMINE
From Old French, via Vulgar Latin, from Latin famēs hunger.
10 QUOTES WITH «FAMINE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
famine.
The long-term solution in preventing another famine in Somalia is to promote self-reliance.
We keep putting on programmes about famine in Ethiopia; that's what's happening. Too many people there. They can't support themselves - and it's not an inhuman thing to say. It's the case. Until humanity manages to sort itself out and get a coordinated view about the planet it's going to get worse and worse.
Man can and must prevent the tragedy of famine in the future instead of merely trying with pious regret to salvage the human wreckage of the famine, as he has so often done in the past.
During the past three years spectacular progress has been made in increasing wheat, rice, and maize production in several of the most populous developing countries of southern Asia, where widespread famine appeared inevitable only five years ago.
The forgotten world is made up primarily of the developing nations, where most of the people, comprising more than fifty percent of the total world population, live in poverty, with hunger as a constant companion and fear of famine a continual menace.
I think I'm still chewing on my years as a foreign correspondent. I found myself covering catastrophes - war, uprising, famine, refugee crises - and witnessing how people were affected by dire situations. When I find a story from the past, I bring some of those lessons to bear on the narrative.
Governments of rich countries spend some $6bn of tax money a year on disaster relief and development aid overseas, while each new earthquake, famine or tidal wave can attract 1,000 aid organisations, from the United Nations Children's Fund and Oxfam to the 'Jesus Brigades' of the American south and other charitable adventurers.
The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and that the cycle of famine and feast in commerce, first identified in antiquity and well understood in the Middle Ages, was not suddenly abolished in modern times.
While I was writing Wild Swans I thought the famine was the result of economic mismanagement but during the research I realised that it was something more sinister.
I had seen people who had lost everything and everyone they loved to war, famine, and natural disasters.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAMINE»
Discover the use of
famine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
famine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Irish
Famine: A Documentary
This book opens a door to understanding all sides of this tragedy with an absorbing history that is supported by a collection of key documents.
Colm Toibin, Diarmaid Ferriter, 2004
2
Famine: A Short History
There is very little to rival this book. "Famine" is the most comprehensive short treatment of the subject available."--William Chester Jordan, author of "The Great Famine" "This is an important book.
Describes the causes of famine, looks at major famines of the past, including the Irish Potato Famine, and surveys ways to prevent famine
Christopher Lampton, 1994
4
Famine that Kills : Darfur, Sudan: Darfur, Sudan
In a new preface prepared for this revised edition, Alex de Waal analyzes the roots of the current conflict in land disputes, social disruption and impoverishment.
London Alex de Waal Director Justice Africa, 2004
5
Famine Crimes: Politics & the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa
6
Famine that Kills: Darfur, Sudan
In a new preface prepared for this revised edition, Alex de Waal analyzes the roots of the current conflict in land disputes, social disruption and impoverishment.
7
The
Famine Plot: England's Role in Ireland's Greatest Tragedy
This is a broad, magisterial history of a tragedy that shook the nineteenth century and still impacts the worldwide Irish diaspora of nearly 80 million people today.
A concise analysis of one of the great disasters of Irish history.
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Mao's Great
Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating ...
" So opens Frank Dikötter's riveting, magnificently detailed chronicle of an era in Chinese history much speculated about but never before fully documented because access to Communist Party archives has long been restricted to all but the ...
Presents the history of Ireland leading up to the famine, key players and happenings during the famine, and the event's effect on society.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAMINE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
famine is used in the context of the following news items.
Ethiopia, 30 years on from famine and Live Aid
MEKELLE, ETHIOPIA — Three decades ago, the world looked on in horror at images of dying famine victims in Ethiopia, as musicians led the ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
Feast or Famine at 49er and 49erFX Europeans
Porto, Portugal (July 9, 2015) – After big winds shook the fleet yesterday, today provided very light airs for a tricky fourth day at the 49er and ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
South Sudan: Four Years On Sees Threats of Violence, Famine
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan marked four years of independence from Sudan on Thursday, but the celebrations were tempered by ... «RYOT, Jul 15»
July 13, 1985: Live Aid concerts raise millions for famine relief in Africa
Sixteen hours of live music from Wembley and Philadelphia's JFK Stadium raised money and awareness for famine-hit Africa, made global ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
Demand for UK debt could move from 'feast to famine' - DMO
"We may have moved from famine to feast very recently, but we could also move back again. I'm expecting to see a little more of these binary ... «Interactive Investor, Jul 15»
'Real risk' of famine in Yemen as death toll passes 3000
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Conflict-ridden Yemen, where more than 3,000 people have been killed and one million displaced ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
Edible insect farming: A solution to famine?
Canada: The pioneer farmers of the new world reared beef herds on the prairie; today the frontier in farming has shifted to high-tech ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
Fears of a famine in North Korea, Fake rice concerns in Philippines …
With food experts predicting a possible famine in North Korea as a result of prolonged drought, Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo told the ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
Memorial for Famine victims unveiled
The Housing Executive has erected a new memorial in Irvinestown to commemorate the County Fermanagh victims of the Great Famine ... «Impartial Reporter, Jul 15»
From famine relief to being lifeline of Madras | Chennai NYOOOZ
One such famine hit Madras in 1877-88 when several thousands perished. It was at this time that a canal was thought of as famine relief work. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
