Famine Early Warning Systems

London: Earthscan Publications Ltd, 1989 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Study of the people caught up in the process of famine, how they perceive their situation and what can be done to prevent disaster. 196pp with index, illustrted with black and white charts. Slight creasing to spine and corners, small nick to… Read more about this item

Earthscan Publications, 1989-11. Paperback. Used: Good.

London, England, U.K.: Earthscan Publications, 1989. Trade Paperback. 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… Read more about this item

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Famine Early Warning Systems: Victims and destitution.

Paperback / softback. New. Is it possible to see famines coming, to be prepared and to save possibly hundreds of thousands of lives? Or is this the wrong question? A famine is not a single natural catastrophe: it has different stages. Many societies have sophisticated strategies for coping - but these are becoming dramatically limited.… Read more about this item

Hardback. New. A famine is not a single natural catastrophe: it has different stages. This book is about the people who are caught up in the process of famine. It looks at how they perceive their predicament and what they do to avert mass starvation: and at what genuinely useful help can be offered in order to prevent… Read more about this item

Routledge, 2009. Hardcover. New. 210 pages. 9.29x6.14x0.71 inches.

Routledge, 2013. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 196 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches.

Routledge, 2013-03-01. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing