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Famine

As a Geographical Phenomenon

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Bruce Currey

    1. Geography Discipline, The Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, Australia

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  2. Graeme Hugo

    1. Geography Discipline, The Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, Australia

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Part of the book series: GeoJournal Library (GEJL, volume 1)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
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  2. Editorial

    • Bruce Currey, Graeme Hugo
    Pages 1-6

  3. The Demographic Impact of Famine: A Review

    • Graeme J. Hugo
    Pages 7-31

  4. War and Famine: The Example of Kampuchea

    • Meng Try Ea
    Pages 33-47

  5. Cycles of Famine in Islands of Plenty: The Case of the Colonial West Indies in the Pre-emancipation Period

    • D. Watts
    Pages 49-70

  6. Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Famine in Southern India before the Famine Codes

    • B. Murton
    Pages 71-90

  7. The Development of the Indian Famine Codes Personalities, Politics, and Policies

    • L. Brennan
    Pages 91-111

  8. Woman in Famine: The Paradox of Status in India

    • Ali Mehtabunisa
    Pages 113-133

  9. Famine as a Spatial Crisis: Programming Food to the Sahel

    • P. Gould, A. Rogier
    Pages 135-154

  10. The Impact of Famine Relief: Unasked Questions in Africa

    • Robert T. Snow
    Pages 155-181

  11. Coping with Complexity in Food Crisis Management

    • B. Currey
    Pages 183-202
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Geography Discipline, The Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, Australia

    Bruce Currey, Graeme Hugo

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Famine

  • Book Subtitle: As a Geographical Phenomenon

  • Editors: Bruce Currey, Graeme Hugo

  • Series Title: GeoJournal Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6395-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature B.V. 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1762-7Published: 30 June 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6397-9Published: 11 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6395-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5499

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0072

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 202

  • Topics: Economic Geography

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