<p>Geography is a subject which throughout its history has been dominated by men; men have undertaken the heroic explorations which form the mythology of its foundation, men have written most of its texts and, as many feminist geographers have remarked, men's interests have structured what counts as
Famine: As a Geographical Phenomenon
β Scribed by Bruce Currey, Graeme Hugo (auth.), Bruce Currey, Graeme Hugo (eds.)
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 202
- Series
- The GoeJournal Library 1
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages I-VI
Editorial....Pages 1-6
The Demographic Impact of Famine: A Review....Pages 7-31
War and Famine: The Example of Kampuchea....Pages 33-47
Cycles of Famine in Islands of Plenty: The Case of the Colonial West Indies in the Pre-emancipation Period....Pages 49-70
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Famine in Southern India before the Famine Codes....Pages 71-90
The Development of the Indian Famine Codes Personalities, Politics, and Policies....Pages 91-111
Woman in Famine: The Paradox of Status in India....Pages 113-133
Famine as a Spatial Crisis: Programming Food to the Sahel....Pages 135-154
The Impact of Famine Relief: Unasked Questions in Africa....Pages 155-181
Coping with Complexity in Food Crisis Management....Pages 183-202
β¦ Subjects
Geography (general)
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