Victorian Holocaust: Iran in the Great Famine of 1869-1873

By MohammadGholi Majd and Mohammad Gholi Majd

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761870148
• ISBN13: 9780761870142
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.2"