Hunger in the mountains and plains in the second half of the 18th c. - comparison oflowland areas (Donje Međimurje) and highland areas (Potkozarje) Cover Image

Glad u planinama i nizinama u drugoj polovici 18. stoljeća - usporedba nizinskog područja (Donje Međimurje) i brdsko-planinskog područja (Potkozarje)
Hunger in the mountains and plains in the second half of the 18th c. - comparison oflowland areas (Donje Međimurje) and highland areas (Potkozarje)

Author(s): Viktoria Košak
Subject(s): History
Published by: Društvo za hrvatsku ekonomsku povijest i ekohistoriju - Izdavačka kuća Meridijani
Keywords: traditional farming system; famine; 18th century; little ice age; crisis mortality; plague; relief

Summary/Abstract: The appearance of hunger in the second half of 18th century and early 19th century were not a rare phenomenon even in developed parts of Europe. The traditional farming system had difficult to cope with the increase of population and colder climatic periods, and political instability in Europe due to Napoleonic wars.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 107-123
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Croatian