Drought & Hunger in Africa

by Michael H. Glantz

Book Overview

This timely volume presents a synthesis of the ideas that emerged from a multidisciplinary colloquium held at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in August 1985. The aim was to assess the impact of drought as a major factor in the agrarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Leading authorities engage in discussion of the African environment, the socio-political factors that generate famine, case studies of the effects of famine on these social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521368391
• ISBN13: 9780521368391
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"