本書不僅詳細(xì)地探究了歷代災(zāi)荒的實況，分析了其成因和廣泛、深遠(yuǎn)的影響；還例舉分析了歷代救荒思想的發(fā)展；更通過歷代消極與積極的兩種救荒政策的不同表現(xiàn)，記述了歷代救荒政策的具體實施情況。通過對這一系列重大問題的闡釋，不僅揭示了歷代災(zāi)荒產(chǎn)生的自然原因和社會原因，而且分析了歷史上各階段災(zāi)荒的一般性和特殊性，探求并提出了許多重要而具體的防治途徑和措施。本書還大量運用了統(tǒng)計學(xué)方法，以表格的形式展示各項數(shù)據(jù)，讓讀者可以切實感受到災(zāi)荒的可怕情形，體會到科學(xué)救荒的重要性。

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作者具有史學(xué)家的求真精神，政論家的獨到見解，把災(zāi)荒從自然條件的不受控制引向?qū)θ祟惿鐣�問題和社會關(guān)系的追問上，既體現(xiàn)了作者扎實深厚的學(xué)術(shù)和史學(xué)素養(yǎng)，又體現(xiàn)了作者對民生疾苦和人類社會關(guān)系的關(guān)注

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鄧拓（19121966），福建閩侯人，原名鄧子健，筆名有鄧云特、馬南邨等。無產(chǎn)階級革命戰(zhàn)士，當(dāng)代杰出的新聞工作者、政論家、歷史學(xué)家、詩人和雜文家。著有《中國救荒史》《燕山夜話》等。

目錄

寫在重印本的前面······················································001

例言·····································································003

緒言·····································································004

第一編歷代災(zāi)荒的史實分析

第一章災(zāi)荒的實況···················································009

第一節(jié)災(zāi)情總述·················································009

第二節(jié)災(zāi)荒發(fā)展的趨勢和特征·······························047

第二章災(zāi)荒的成因···················································056

第一節(jié)災(zāi)荒發(fā)生的自然條件··································056

第二節(jié)造成災(zāi)荒的社會因素··································073

第三章災(zāi)荒的實際影響············································109

第一節(jié)災(zāi)荒促成社會變亂·····································109

第二節(jié)災(zāi)荒招致經(jīng)濟衰落·····································143

第二編歷代救荒思想的發(fā)展

第一章天命主義的禳弭論·········································163

第二章消極救濟論···················································168

第一節(jié)遇災(zāi)治標(biāo)·················································168

第二節(jié)災(zāi)后補救·················································187

第三章積極預(yù)防論···················································205

第一節(jié)改良社會條件···········································205

第二節(jié)改良自然條件···········································213

第三編歷代救荒政策的實施

第一章關(guān)于巫術(shù)的記載············································227

第二章歷代消極救荒的政策······································237

第一節(jié)治標(biāo)政策·················································237

第二節(jié)災(zāi)后補救政策···········································300

第三章歷代積極救荒的政策······································345

第一節(jié)改良社會條件的具體政策····························345

第二節(jié)改良自然條件的具體政策····························384

附錄中國歷代救荒大事年表···································407