A Victorian Holocaust : Iran in the Great Famine of 1869-1873 /
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,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Hamilton Books,
[2018]
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | iii, 129 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-128). |
| ISBN: | 0761870148 9780761870142 |