Political Routes to Starvation: Why Does Famine Kill?

1. Definitions and classifications. Definitions and classification of famine -- The concept of avoidable starvation -- Staging of food shortage -- 2. Routes to famine. Main routes to starvation -- Meaning of FPD-based classification -- FDP famines. Natural disasters -- 1888-Ethiopian famine -- Locust infestation -- Warfare -- Role of warfare -- Role of specific determinants -- Food riots -- Non-FPD famines. Siege of Jerusalem -- Siege of Vienna -- Siege of Leningrad -- Siege of Stalingrad -- Dutch famine -- Biafra famine -- Nuba Mountain siege -- Siege of Aleppo -- Orissa famine -- Vietnam famine -- Transportation system and famine --Economically related famines. Food prices. Role of high food prices -- Purchasing power -- 1974-Bangladesh famine -- Henan famine in 1593 -- Impact of the global market -- Food prices current situation -- Hoarding. Hoarding -- Great Persian famine 1870 -- Cash crops. Definition -- Commercial and subsistence agriculture -- Uganda famine -- Niger food crisis -- Taxation and famine. British fiscal policies in Ireland -- British fiscal policies in Bengal -- 1775 French famine -- Upper Doab famine -- The Anatolian famine 1873-1875 -- Hunan famine -- Commercially motivated famines --Colonial famines. Colonial trend in the second half of the 20th century -- Famines in British Colonia India -- Deccan famine in 1630 -- Bengali famine 1769-1770 -- Skull famine -- Agra famine -- Rajputana famine -- Madras famine -- Central Indian provinces famines -- The Irish famine -- The Great Persian famine -- 1943-Bengal famine -- 1943-Rwanda famine -- Disarranged inner market. Regional greediness -- French famines -- Corruption. Embezzlement and corruped leaderships -- 4. Politicall related famine. Political aspects of famine -- Undemocratic rule -- Politically motivated famines -- 1921-Russian famine -- Holodomor -- More detail -- Great Chinese famine -- Cambodian famine -- Collectivization, famine and vegetable gardens -- Grain requisitioning. The Henan famine -- Political manipulation of the rationing system. Concept of rationing -- 1946-Soviet famine -- North Korean rationing system -- Food export. A crime against humanity -- Bihar famine -- Ban on migration. Restrained freedom of movement -- 5. Flawed agricultural activity. Flawed agricultural reforms. 1866-1868 Sweden famine -- Malawi famine --Poor agricultural techniques. Limited agriculture production -- Monoculture -- The great famine in Europe -- Czech famine 1770-1771 -- Failed international aid. International humanitarian aid -- Pan-European famine of 1816-1817 -- 1876-Northern Chinese famine -- Causes of failed humanitarian assistance -- Denied humanitarian access to international agencies -- Great Ethiopian famine -- Somalia -- Aid agencies ineptitude -- Climate change. Role of climate change -- Anthropogenic causes of climate change -- The great frost -- Volcanic activity -- Chalisa famine -- Indonesian volcanism -- Overpopulation. Overpopulation -- 1989-Rwanda famine -- Darfur famine -- Food insecurity and large scale migration -- Ongoing Nigerian crisis -- Causes of death during famine. Starvation clinical features -- Other causes of death -- Famine death toll -- Examples of death toll estimates -- Facing acute food crisis -- Future prospect. Millennium development goals -- Famine decline -- Prospect for the future