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Starvation and the State: Famine, Slavery, and Power in Sudan, 1883-1956 - Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies 1st ed. 2013 edition
Steven Serels
Starvation and the State: Famine, Slavery, and Power in Sudan, 1883-1956 - Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies 1st ed. 2013 edition
Steven Serels
Sudan has historically suffered devastating famines that have powerfully reshaped its society. This study shows that food crises were the result of exploitative processes that transferred resources to a small group of beneficiaries, including British imperial agents and indigenous elites who went on to control the Sudanese state at independence.
253 pages, 5 Illustrations, black and white; XXIV, 253 p. 5 illus.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | December 16, 2013 |
ISBN13 | 9781349480708 |
Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
Pages | 253 |
Dimensions | 326 g |