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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Langue: | anglais |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2023.
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| Accès en ligne: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv362chnc |
Table des matières:
- Introduction: Who is responsible for famine?
- Part one: Studies in neglect. Bodies and souls in Algeria, 1867
- The mandate of Heaven in Indochina, 1884-1930
- The nature of famine in the Sahel, 1913
- Part two: The politics of the belly. The science of hunger in the international sphere, 1890-1939
- The scandal of starvation in Niger, 1931
- Taking responsibility in the French Empire, 1931-1939
- Losing control in Vietnam, 1945
- Epilogue: Imperialism without sovereignty?