The Roots of Catastrophe

Download or Read eBook The Roots of Catastrophe PDF written by Rolando V. Garcia and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Roots of Catastrophe
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ISBN-10 : 9781483160566
ISBN-13 : 1483160564
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Book Synopsis The Roots of Catastrophe by : Rolando V. Garcia

Book excerpt: 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.


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