02733nam 2200625 a 450 991045415250332120200520144314.01-280-84546-50-19-804011-3(CKB)1000000000578970(EBL)422555(OCoLC)252671353(SSID)ssj0000296146(PQKBManifestationID)11236252(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000296146(PQKBWorkID)10321725(PQKB)10513029(MiAaPQ)EBC422555(Au-PeEL)EBL422555(CaPaEBR)ebr10254504(CaONFJC)MIL84546(EXLCZ)99100000000057897020050311d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFamine that kills[electronic resource] Darfur, Sudan /Alex de WaalRev. ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20051 online resource (289 p.)Oxford studies in African affairsOriginally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Oxford University).0-19-518163-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-255) and index.Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Further Reading; Introduction; 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; References; IndexIn 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 strategOxford studies in African affairs.FaminesSudanDarfurFood reliefSudanDarfurDarfur (Sudan)Economic conditionsDarfur (Sudan)Rural conditionsElectronic books.FaminesFood relief363.34809624De Waal Alexander120894MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454152503321Famine that kills1165231UNINA