Mass Starvation: The History And Future Of Famine - 9781509524679

The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by the early 2000s mass starvation had all-but-disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles, and a volatile global economy.

• | By (Author): Alex De Waal
• | Publisher: Polity Press
• | Publication Date: Nov 24, 2017
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1509524673
• | ISBN-13: 9781509524679