Starvation and the state famine, slavery, and power in Sudan, 1883-1956
For much of its recent history, Sudan has been beset by devastating famines that have killed countless people and powerfully reshaped its society. However, as this historical study of food insecurity in the region shows, there was no necessary correlation between natural disasters, decreased crop yi...
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| Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan
2013
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| Edition: | First edition |
| Series: | Palgrave series in Indian Ocean world studies
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Famine and the making of Sudan's northern frontier, 1883-1896
- The Red Sea grain market and British strategy in eastern Sudan and the Red Sea Hills, 1883-1888
- The Sanat Sitta famine in eastern Sudan and the Red Sea Hills and the decline of Bija autonomy, 1889-1904
- Slavery, Anglo-Egyptian rule, and the development of the unified Sudanese grain market, 1896-1913
- Cotton and grain as the drivers of economic development, 1913-1940
- Food insecurity and the transition to independence, 1940-1956
- Conclusion