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First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Author:   Rebecca Huss-Ashmore ,  Solomon H. Katz
Publisher:   Gordon and Breach
Imprint:   Gordon & Breach Science Publishers Ltd
Volume:   vol 7
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9782881243325

ISBN 10:   2881243320
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   01 January 1989
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Perspectives on the African food crisis, Rebecca Huss-Ashmore; the context of food stress in Africa - drought, famine, and the seasons in sub-Saharan Africa, Michael H.Glantz; desertification - the public record, J.A. Mabbutt; desertification - the historical significance, Brian Spooner; the persistence of nutritional stress in Northeastern African (Sudanese Nubian) populations, Debra L.Martin, George J.Armelagos, Kay A.Henderson; ecology and politics of food availability, Ellen Messer; prevention of famine, John R.K.Robson; strategies for coping with drought, hunger, and famine - indigenous Taita responses to drought, Anne Fleuret; occupation and drought vulnerability - case studies from a village in Niger, John J.Curry; adaptation, drought, and development - Boran and Gabra pastoralists of Northern Kenya, Asmarom Legesse; indigenous institutions and adaptation to famine - the case of the Western Sudan, Soheir Sukkary-Stolba; famine, hunger seasons, and relief-induced agonism, Robert Dirks; drought, drought relief, and dependency among the Basarwa of Botswana, Robert K.Hitchcock, James I.Ebert, Richard G.Morgan.

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