Silent Violence: Food, Famine, and Peasantry in Northern Nigeria - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael J. WattsSeries:Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation (Paperback) #15Publish date:2013-02-01Pages:720
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820344454ISBN-10:820344451UPC:9780820344454Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Disasters & Disaster Relief, Poverty & Homelessness, Agriculture & Food (see also Political ScienceBook Topic:Public PolicySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 2.01 inchesWeight:2.1208Product ID:SCCTN3873F
Silent Violence: Food, Famine, and Peasantry in Northern Nigeria
Why do famines occur and how have their effects changed through time? Why are those who produce food so often the casualties of famines? Looking at the food crisis that struck the West African Sahel during the 1970s, Michael J. Watts examines the relationships between famine, climate, and political economy.
Through a longue dur e history and a detailed village study Watts argues that famines are...Series: Geographies of Justice and Social Transformation (Paperback) #15
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Georgia PressISBN-13:9780820344454ISBN-10:820344451UPC:9780820344454Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Disasters & Disaster Relief, Poverty & Homelessness, Agriculture & Food (see also Political ScienceBook Topic:Public PolicySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 2.01 inchesWeight:2.1208Product ID:SCCTN3873F
MICHAEL J. WATTS is a professor and Class of 1963 Chair in the Geography and Development Studies Department at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught for thirty-five years. His many books include Global Political Ecology, Reworking Modernity, and The Curse of the Black Gold.
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