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Topia!: Society: Issues: Poverty: Hunger: Famine Studies (13)
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The Great Famine and the Black Death - Lectures on the famine of 1315-1317 and the Black Death, by Lynn Harry Nelson, The University of Kansas. What does the Nobel Prize mean? - Article, links and references arguing that Amartya Sen is mistaken in his analysis of the causes of famine. Hunger and Famine - An Africana.com article: gives an account of why hunger and famine occur in parts of Africa, including social, political and economic reasons. Opinion: Devinder Sharma - Famine as commerce - Describes and denounces attempts by richer and food exporting nations to use famines in other countries as a political weapon, and to bolster their own agricultural industries. What Is Food Security and Famine and Hunger? - Discusses the distinctions between these three terms, and explains why it is necessary to understand these distinctions. The Demography of Famines: Perspectives from the Past and the Present - A set of summaries and abstracts of the presentations of various authorities on the reasons for and consequences of famines. What is Famine - Account of what famine is, and a brief discussion of the reasons for it. Food Outlook - Publication offers a global perspective on the production, stocks and trade of basic food commodities. Articles available in PDF format. FEWS Net - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Famine Early Warning System. Features articles and reports on drought and food shortages. Food Supply Situation & Crop Prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa - Report of the Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) that provides an assessment of the current food supply situation in sub-Saharan Africa. Articles in PDF format. Mass Starvations and the Limitations of Famine Theorising - Argues that famine is sometimes the result of deliberate policy by those in power. Article by Jenny Edkins. (PDF document) Comida: An Experience in Famine - Essay by Frank Norris, published 1899 about famine in Cuba.
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