The Roots of Catastrophe
The 1972 Case History| By: | Rolando V. Garcia; Pierre Spitz |
| Publisher: | Elsevier S & T |
| Print ISBN: | 9780080258256 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781483160566 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 1986 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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Drought and Man: The 1972 Case History, Volume 3: The Roots of Catastrophe is a two-part book that focuses on the structure roots of catastrophe, as well as case studies in this field. The book begins with an explanation of drought, agricultural production, self-provisioning, food insecurity, and social disjunctions. The case studies presented focus on disjunction between sectors and within agriculture in Latin America; regional and subregional disjunctions in Northeastern Brazil; political will and disjunction in Tanzania; and colonial disjunction in the Sahelian countries.