Three Famines

In this gripping exploration, Tom Keneally delves into the harrowing histories of three catastrophic famines: the Great Famine in Ireland, the Bengal Famine, and the Ethiopian Famine across two decades. Drawing from his firsthand observations in Eritrea, Keneally argues that the underlying causes of these tragedies often stemmed from ideological failures, governmental mindsets, and systemic incompetence, overshadowing the agricultural disasters that triggered the famines. With his characteristic insight, he invites listeners to reconsider the role of human agency in these historical calamities.