| Edition |
Rev. ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 258 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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| Series |
Oxford studies in African affairs
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Oxford studies in African affairs.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index. |
| Contents |
1. 'Famine' in English -- 2. Darfur -- 3. The history and concept of famine -- 4. Drought -- 5. Hunger -- 6. Destitution -- 7. Death -- 8. Relief -- 9. Other famines. |
| Summary |
In 2004, Darfur, Sudan was described as the "world's greatest humanitarian crisis." Twenty years previously, Darfur was also the site of a disastrous famine. Famine that Kills is a seminal account of that famine, and a social history of the region. In a new preface prepared for this revised edition, Alex de Waal analyzes the roots of the current conflict in land disputes, social disruption and impoverishment. Despite vast changes in the nature of famines and in the capacity of response, de Waal's original challenge to humanitarian theory and practice including a focus on the survival. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Famines -- Sudan -- Darfur.
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Food relief -- Sudan -- Darfur.
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Darfur (Sudan) -- Economic conditions.
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Darfur (Sudan) -- Rural conditions.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: De Waal, Alexander. Famine that kills. Rev. ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2005 (DLC) 2005272207 |
| ISBN |
9780195181630 (electronic bk.) |
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0195181638 (electronic bk.) |
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9780198040118 (electronic bk.) |
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0198040113 (electronic bk.) |
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