Famine as an Instrument of Empire
Demographic Violence in Kazakhstan, Ireland and India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13128482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhengis Zhomart Zhengisuly (Institute of Hydrogeology and Geoecology. Ahmedsafina, corresponding author), Mukhatova Orazgul Khasenkizi (Institute of Hydrogeology and Geoecology. Ahmedsafina), Kurkeyev Yerzhan Maraluly (Institute of Hydrogeology and Geoecology. Ahmedsafina), Assiya Alimgazievna Dauletkhanova (Astana Medical University), Burkhanov Bimurad (Institute of Hydrogeology and Geoecology. Ahmedsafina) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1383-1395 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2589-1316 • E-ISSN: 2589-1316 |
| Publisher | Lectito Journals (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.64753/jcasc.v10i3.2608 |
| OpenAlex | W4416969703 |
| Language | EN |
This article presents a comparative analysis of three catastrophic famines in agrarian societies—Kazakhstan (93–33), Ireland (845–52), and Bengal (943)—to explore famine not merely as a humanitarian crisis, but as a strategic instrument of imperial demographic engineering. Through archival documents, census data, and recent historiography, the study identifies recurring political and economic mechanisms linking food scarcity to mass mortality, forced migration, and ethnic restructuring. Special emphasis is placed on cultural memory, diaspora formation, and the long-term impact on national identities. The article contributes to global famine studies by framing famine as a transnational, state-managed tool of population control and political domination
Agrarian society · Diaspora · Ethnic group · Famine · Framing (construction · Politics · Population · Birth, Development, and Health · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes
| Highly cited | No |
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