Starvation and the State

Famine, Slavery, and Power in Sudan, 1883–1956

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

Av Steven Serels

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-12-16
Mått140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt456 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies
Antal sidor253
Upplaga2013
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137383860

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1. Introduction 2. Famine and the Making of Sudan's Northern Frontier, 1883-1896 3. The Red Sea Grain Market and British Strategy in Eastern Sudan and the Red Sea Hills, 1883-1888 4. The Sanat Sitta Famine in Eastern Sudan and the Red Sea Hills and the Decline of Bija Autonomy, 1889-1904 5. Slavery, Anglo-Egyptian Rule and the Development of the Unified Sudanese Grain Market, 1896-1913 6. Cotton and Grain as the Drivers of Economic Development, 1913-1940 7. Food Insecurity and the Transition to Independence, 1940-1956 8. Conclusion