Starvation and the state: famine, slavery, and power in sudan, 1883–1956
Auteur :
Serels, Steven
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349480708
Date de publication :
16 déc. 2013
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.