Past Member
Cormac Ó Gráda
Funding provided by the Gerda Henkel Stiftung
From
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Cormac Ó Gráda is working on a global history of famine that will cover the following topics: the 'horrors' of famine; famine demography; prevention and coping strategies; the role of markets and entitlements; how governments have exacerbated and mitigated famines; 'totalitarian' famines; the long-term impact of famine on survivors' health; and future prospects.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Fall
Degrees
Columbia
Ph.D.
1973
Honors
2010
Gold Medal Royal Irish Academy