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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.

Silent Violence Food Famine and Peasantry in Northern Nigeria

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      Publisher: LUP - University of Georgia Press
      Publication Date: 2/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780820344454, 978-0820344454
      ISBN10: 0820344451

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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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