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Books on: africa famine

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Environment, Famine, and Politics in Ethiopia: A View from the Village

Book by Alemneh Dejene; Lynne Rienner, 1990

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Desertification--Ethiopia, Environmental Policy--Ethiopia, Famines--Ethiopia, Land Use--Ethiopia

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...rehabilitation activities. Notes 1. Famine: A Man Made Disaster ? A Report...The Challenge of Hunger in Africa: A Call to Action , Washington...217. 6. Lloyd Timberlake, Africa in Crisis: The Causes, the...Asit K. Biswas, Land Use in Africa , Vol. 3, No. 4, October...
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Famine in Peasant Societies

Book by Ronald E. Seavoy; Greenwood Press, 1986

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Famines, Food Supply

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...Despite Schultzs claims, famine conditions persist in many...grain imports prevented huge famine mortalities in India in 1965...supply enough grain to prevent famines that would trigger political...the nations of sub-Saharan Africa have experienced recurrent famine conditions in the 1970s and...
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The Great Famine: Northern Europe in the Early Fourteenth Century

Book by William Chester Jordan; Princeton University Press, 1996

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Europe--Economic Conditions--To 1492, Europe--History--476-1492, Europe--Social Conditions--To 1492, Famines--Europe--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...persuasive criticisms in Arnold, Famine , pp. 57 61, and Wardwell...recent effort, a study of East Africa, includes the same nonsense...subsistence compromise; Seavoy, Famine in East Africa , pp. 2 7. 39 Tahon, Eglise...Amartya Sen, Poverty and Famines , pp. 45 51. 44 Bad Year...
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Literature and the Irish Famine, 1845-1919

Book by Melissa Fegan; Oxford University Press, 2002

Subjects:

English Literature--Irish Authors--History And Criticism, Famines In Literature, Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852--Historiography, Ireland--In Literature, Literature And History--Ireland--History--19th Century, Literature And History--Ireland--History--20th Century, Trollope, Anthony--1815-1882--Knowledge--Ireland

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Even more inexplicable, Mangans poems The Famine and The Funerals, which appeared in the...his prison-ship was at anchor off South Africa. This elision of Mangan from the role of Famine poet and Famine victim, like his exclusion from the Irish...
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Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation

Book by Amartya Sen; Oxford University Press, 1982

Subjects:

Famines, Food Supply, Poverty, Starvation

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...MUKERJI K. 1965 , Agriculture, Famine and Rehabilitation in South...NASH V. 1900 , The Great Famine and Its Causes , London: Longmans...NEWMAN J. L. 1975 , Drought, Famine and Population Movements in Africa , Syracuse, NY: University...

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Journal Articles on: africa famine

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Southern Africa Facing Famine

Journal article; Perspectives in Public Health, Vol. 126, 2006

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Famine, Humanitarian aid

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Southern Africa Facing Famine A report from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) has warned that...power to save lives," he said. "The children of southern Africa need help now - before their tiny emaciated bodies appear...
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Famine in a Land of Plenty: Plight of a Rice-Growing Community in Java, 1883-84

Journal article by M.R. Fernando; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 41, 2010

Subjects:

Agrarian economy--Research, Famines--Indonesia, Famines--Research, Food supply--Management, Java--Economic aspects, Rice--Management

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...China experienced devastating famines causing heavy crisis mortality...Southern Oscillation in Asia and Africa. (12) But Java has considerable...severe droughts precipitating famine, as it was the case in India...does not necessarily imply famine, whereas famines cause starvation, which...general framework for analysing famines, explaining famine as a result of sudden rupture...
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Political Capital Deficits in Zimbabwean Famine: National and International Responsibility for Prevention Failure

Journal article by Cary Mcclelland; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 59, 2006

Subjects:

Amnesty International--Reports, Amnesty International--Services, Budget deficits--Analysis, Famines--Economic aspects, Famines--Zimbabwe, Sustainable development--Forecasts and trends, Zimbabwe--Economic aspects

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...all of southern Africa endured diminished...production did not lead to famine." (21) In other...efforts to address famine serve more to advance...reports on southern Africa reflect a new holistic...Frederick Cuny, Famine, Conflict, and...Capetown, South Africa: Institute for Justice...
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Beneath International Famine Relief in Ethiopia: the United States, Ethiopia, and the Debate over Relief Aid, Development Assistance, and Human Rights

Journal article by Edward Kissi; African Studies Review, Vol. 48, 2005

Subjects:

Administration, African history, Economic aid, Economic policy, Ethiopia, Famine, Food programs, Foreign exchange, Foreign policy, Government, Human rights, Humanitarian aid, Military policy, Political science, Politics, Public officials, United States

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...Beneath International Famine Relief in Ethiopia...international response to famine in Ethiopia in the 1970s...revolution and socialism in Africa (Cuny 1989; Gill 1985...players in perception of famine, approach to relief...disaster in another part of Africa-genocide in Rwanda...
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Interim Report: Review of Evidence of the Health Impact of Famine in Ethiopia

Journal article by A. Taye, D. Haile Mariam, V. Murray; Perspectives in Public Health, Vol. 130, 2010

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Cattle, Communications networks, Drought, Famine, Females, Hospitals, Morbidity, Mortality, Rain

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...the Health Impact of Famine in Ethiopia by A. Taye...droughts leading to famines in recent memory. It...depletion in sub-Saharan Africa).1 The country is...historical accounts of famines in Ethiopia began in...century and the 1984/85 famine, there were over 20 reported famines. However, Pankhurst...

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Magazine Articles on: africa famine

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Urgent Appeal Launched for Africa: Primate's Fund Warns of Famine

Magazine article by Kathy Blair; Anglican Journal, Vol. 126, May 2000

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Africa, Development programs, Disaster relief, Floods, Mozambique, Primate's World Relief & Development Fund, Social conditions & trends

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Urgent Appeal Launched for Africa: Primates Fund Warns of Famine by Kathy Blair The Primates World...Mozambique, face the threat of famine, the Primates Fund warns. It...000 so far to deal with the famine and the flooding in Mozambique...
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The Book Famine in Africa: A Former Teacher Observes

Magazine article by Garreth Byrne; Contemporary Review, Vol. 284, April 2004

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Africa--Educational aspects, Books--Educational aspects, Teaching--Equipment and supplies, Teaching--Personal narratives

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The Book Famine in Africa: A Former Teacher Observes. by...Byrne PRE-COLONIAL societies in Africa south of the Sahara had oral cultures...graphic impressions of the book famine. Near the New Africa Hotel I came across second-hand...
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The Horn of Africa: the Anatomy of the Somali Civil War and Famine

Magazine article by Robert F. Gorman; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. 11, March 31, 1993

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Aideed, Mohammed, Aliens, Barre, Siad, Civil rights, Foreign policy, Geography, Human relations, Human rights, Immigration, International law, International relations, Interpersonal communication, Mohammed, Ali Mahdi, North Africa, Personal relationships, Politics, Refugees, Somalia

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The Horn of Africa: the Anatomy of the Somali Civil War and Famine by Robert F. Gorman The Horn of Africa: The Anatomy of the Somali Civil War and Famine Cardiac disease, we are told, results mainly from heredity, poor diet, bad habits...
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The African Killing Fields; You Heard All about the Ethiopian Famine. Here's the Story That President Reagan, Relief Groups, and the Media Didn't Tell You

Magazine article by Robert D. Kaplan; Washington Monthly, Vol. 20, September 1988

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Eritrea--Autonomy and independence movements, Eritrean People's Liberation Front--Military policy, Ethiopia--Politics and government, Famines--Ethiopia, Guerrillas--Ethiopia, Land settlement--Africa, Tigre People's Liberation Front--Military policy, United States--Relations with Ethiopia

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...about the Ethiopian famine. Heres the story...any other war in Africa. (Since 1961...the fire over our Africa policy? I think...prevention of future famines, even if, for the...developments in South Africa. While resettlement...combat drought, famine, and underdevelopment...
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'Everywhere, Even in Africa, the World Is Running out of Children': Urbanisation, TV and the Growing Employment of Women Have Led to Steeply Falling Birth Rates, Even in Developing Countries. Phillip Longman on the Startling Implications of a Global Baby Famine

Magazine article by Phillip Longman; New Statesman, Vol. 133, May 31, 2004

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Birth rates--Forecasts and trends, Birth rates--Statistics

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...Implications of a Global Baby Famine. by Phillip Longman It is...We hear of child soldiers in Africa, the disappearing rainforests...than it was in 1980. Even Africa is ageing at nearly double...1970s the world will undergo famines--hundreds of millions of...

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Newspaper Articles on: africa famine

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Pounds 30M FOR ETHIOPIA STARVING; UK Aid to Stop Africa Famine

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), October 5, 2009

Subjects:

Droughts, Famines

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...ETHIOPIA STARVING; UK Aid to Stop Africa Famine. Byline: TOM PARRY BRITAIN is to...is threatening the whole Horn of Africa. Around one in six of Ethiopias...worst humanitarian crisis in East Africa for over 10 years." DOUGLAS ALEXANDER...
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Africa Bank Blames Famine on Climate

Newspaper article; Coffs Coast Advocate (Coffs Harbour, Australia), August 3, 2011

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Banks (Finance), Climate change, Climatic changes, Famines--Somalia

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Africa Bank Blames Famine on Climate. WASHINGTON (AFP): The famine in Africas fragile Horn of Africa region was caused by climate change and...now threatens millions in the Horn of Africa with starvation and malnutrition, Kaberuka...
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SO DID WE FEED THE WORLD? SATURDAY ESSAY; 25 Years Ago at Live Aid We Sang, We Danced, and We Gave and Gave to Feed a Continent. but Why, after All the Years and the Billions, Is Africa Still Riven by War and Famine?

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 10, 2010

Subjects:

Concerts, Famines, Live Aid, 1985

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the Years and the Billions, Is Africa Still Riven by War and Famine? Byline: by Tim Butcher FOR...And the benefits of growth in Africa are still not shared by the elite...everything on open boats from West Africa, while guards on Israels southern...
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BRINGING HOPE TO REPLACE Hunger; Yesterday's Mail Featured a Dramatic Report on the Growing Tragedy of Famine in the Horn of Africa. Charities Reported a Tremendous Response. Here the Mail's Writer, Just Back from the Area, Describes the Humbling Efforts Made by Many to Bring Aid - and Hope for a Better Future

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 4, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...the Growing Tragedy of Famine in the Horn of Africa. Charities Reported...behind the Horn of Africa famine victims. The more people...peoples of the Horn of Africa, the better. Goal...report on the Horn of Africa famine, the Irish Daily Mail...
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Irish Donations to Horn of Africa Famine Hit [Euro]8.2m

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 13, 2011

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United Nations

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Irish Donations to Horn of Africa Famine Hit Euro8.2m. Byline: Leah McDonald IRELAND has distributed aid worth euro8.2million to famine victims in the Horn of Africa. A second emergency airlift of supplies arrived yesterday...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: africa famine

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Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Sahara. The resulting famine, disease, and environmental...the end of the 1990s, Africa continued to experience...the primary causes of a famine that spread across portions of sub-Saharan Africa and most severely affected...1974); R. Hallet, Africa since 1875 (1974...
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Mozambique , Country, Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...group financed in part by South Africa, waged guerrilla warfare against...Incomati accord) with South Africa; the terms of the pact prohibited...Congress . Mozambique accused South Africa of violating the accord, and...century and from the widespread famine that ensued. Renamo rebels...
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Niger , Country, Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...caravan route that connected N Africa with present-day N Nigeria...Saharan route that linked N Africa with the state of Bornu (located...separate colony within French West Africa . Zinder was the colonys capital...drought in 2004, leading to famine and a need for international...
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Ethiopia

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...1,221,900 sq km), NE Africa. It borders on Eritrea in the...runs from SW Asia to E central Africa) traverses the country from...in Gondar. In the midst of famine and political instability...oldest independent country in Africa and one of the most ancient...
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Sudan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Africa. The largest country in Africa, it borders on Egypt in the...in the 20th cent.) from W Africa, are also Muslim, live mostly...droughts that cause widespread famine. The government plays a major...have spread to other parts of Africa. Most of the inhabitants of...

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