Famine and Death in Occupied Greece, 1941-1944

Klappentext A pioneering study of the impact of the Greek famine of 1941 and 1942, first published in 2006. Zusammenfassung A pioneering 2006 study of the impact of the famine that occurred in Greece during its occupation by German and Italian forces in 1941 and 1942. Violetta Hionidou examines the politics of this food crisis! focusing on the demography of the famine and the effectiveness of the relief operations. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Prologue; 1. Contexts; 2. The chronology and geography of the food crisis, 1941-4; 3. Central government and administration; 4. Requisitioning of foodstuffs; 5. Agricultural production; 6. Economy and markets in occupied Greece; 7. Welfare and relief; 8. Population movement during the occupation; 9. Short-term effects on mortality and fertility; 10. Causes of famine mortality; 11. Death and survival by occupation; Epilogue.

Product details

• Authors: Violetta Hionidou, Violetta (Lecturer Hionidou, HIONIDOU VIOLETTA
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2012
• EAN: 9781107405431
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40543-1
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Populatio
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories