Famine

History Association Studies
1. Auflage 1988
ISBN: 978-0-631-15119-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 220 g

In this original and timely work, David Arnold draws upon the history of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, to explain the origins and characteristics of famine. He considers whether some societies are more vulnerable to famine than others, and contests the assumption that those affected by famine are simply passive 'victims'. He compares the ways in which individuals and states have responded to the threat of mass starvation, and the relation of famine to political and social power.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arnold, David

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editor's Preface

Foreword

Introduction

1. Definitions and Dimensions

2. Theories of Famine Causation

3. Famine in Peasant Societies

4. Famine's "Victims"

5. Subsistence and the State

6. From Opulence to Oxfam Notes on Further

Über Autor(innen)

David Arnold is Professor of History of South Asia, University of London.