Ch16.1 Indian Famine Victims

Asia suffered massive famines across the second half of the nineteenth century in the age of European imperial expansion. This illustration depicts Indian famine victims.

back to images & maps Ch16.1 Indian Famine Victims Indian Famine Victims Famines—that is the lack of food that results in widespread mortality—capture the headlines though the public sometimes grows weary of and feels helpless before these catastrophes. In fact, reporting on famines goes back centuries and especially during the nineteenth century. The spread of […]