Major "natural" disasters hit the world time after time. Aid is offered when earthquakes, floods and famines strike, but it is always too little and too late. Is it possible to see them coming, to be prepared and so to save possibly thousands of lives? The author begins to answer this question by demonstrating that it is the wrong one. Throughout the developing world, people have developed sophisticated techniques for coping with earthquakes, floods and droughts. They have learned to limit the damage, to budget supplies for ...
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Major "natural" disasters hit the world time after time. Aid is offered when earthquakes, floods and famines strike, but it is always too little and too late. Is it possible to see them coming, to be prepared and so to save possibly thousands of lives? The author begins to answer this question by demonstrating that it is the wrong one. Throughout the developing world, people have developed sophisticated techniques for coping with earthquakes, floods and droughts. They have learned to limit the damage, to budget supplies for the lean years, to diversify and in general to survive hardship. What has changed radically are the social and economic circumstances which have dramatically limited their power to deal with potentially dangerous situations. Harsh market economics, enforced changes in land-use and massive environmental problems have led to starvation, loss of home, of livelihood and finally of life. The author points to the direct and obvious damage done to a peasant infrastructure by the draconian creation of surplus value.
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Add this copy of Famine Early Warning Systems: Victims and Destitution to cart. $13.99, good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 1989 by Earthscan Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 350grams, ISBN: 185383047X.
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Very Good. This book, first researched as a report for the Red Cross, examines the causes of famine and proposes a system for preventing disaster based not on technical information but on the perceptions of the victims themselves; it looks at how they perceive their predicament and what they do to avert mass starvation, and what famine-relief organizations can do to help prevent disaster (gray cover with yellow on red lettering, pages slightly tanned; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)
Add this copy of Famine Early Warning Systems: Victims and Destitution to cart. $33.60, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1989 by Earthscan Ltd.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN: 9781853830471.
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