Mass starvation: the history and future of famine
Auteur :
de Waal, Alex
Éditeur :
Polity Press
ISBN :
9781509524679
Date de publication :
24 nov. 2017
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
1275 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by the early 2000s mass starvation had all-but-disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles, and a volatile global economy.