Roger Des Forges

Tears from Iron: Cultural Responses to Famine in Nineteenth-Century China

that Britons attempted to export to hungry subjects of the British Empire. Given the complexity and range of Vernon’s subject matter, it is finally noteworthy that this book is fluidly written and clearly organized. This major work of scholarship will appeal to academic readers at all levels and should find receptive audiences across disciplines. Kevin Grant Hamilton College, New York a 2009, Kevin Grant