The starving empire : a history of famine in France's colonies /

"This book is a history of famine in the modern French Empire. It considers food crises in Algeria, West and Equatorial Africa, and Indochina to show how the French colonial state and the international community took increasing responsibility for subsistence, and ultimately failed to fulfill th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Slobodkin, Yan, 1985- (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Acceso en liña:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv362chnc
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Summary:"This book is a history of famine in the modern French Empire. It considers food crises in Algeria, West and Equatorial Africa, and Indochina to show how the French colonial state and the international community took increasing responsibility for subsistence, and ultimately failed to fulfill this responsibility"--
Descrición Física:1 online resource (x, 292 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501772368
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