The Starving Empire : : A History of Famine in France's Colonies / / Yan Slobodkin.
The Starving Empire traces the history of famine in the modern French Empire, showing that hunger is intensely local and sweepingly global, shaped by regional contexts and the transnational interplay of ideas and policies all at once. By integrating food crises in Algeria, West and Equatorial Africa...
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| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Introduction: Who Is R esponsible for Famine?
- Part One: Studies in Neglect
- 1. Bodies and Souls in Algeria, 1867
- 2. The Mandate of Heaven in Indochina, 1884–1930
- 3. The Nature of Famine in the Sahel, 1913
- Part Two: The Politics of the Belly
- 4. The Science of Hunger in the International Sphere, 1890–1939
- 5. The Scandal of Starvation in Niger, 1931
- 6. Taking Responsibility in the French Empire, 1931–1939
- 7. Losing Control in Vietnam, 1945
- Epilogue: Imperialism without Sovereignty?
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index