Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies: Famine, Slavery, and Power in Sudan, 1883–1956

Serels, Steven

Sudan has historically suffered devastating famines that have powerfully reshaped its society. This study shows that food crises were the result of exploitative processes that transferred resources to a small group of beneficiaries, including British imperial agents and indigenous elites who went on to control the Sudanese state at independence.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2013-12-16

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137383860

DOI: 10.1057/9781137383877

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 253