The Roots of Catastrophe
The 1972 Case History
- 1st Edition - October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Authors: Rolando V. Garcia, Pierre Spitz
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 2 8 1 4 - 6
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 5 8 2 5 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 6 0 5 6 - 6
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… Read more
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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.
Introduction
Part One: The Structure Roots of Catastrophe
Chapter 1 Drought Agricultural Production and Self-provisioning
1. Preliminary Remarks
2. The Impact of Drought on Plants
3. The Differential Impact of Drought on Agricultural Production
4. Drought and Consumption Patterns of Various groups of Agricultural Producers
5. An Application of the Model of Self-Provisioning to a Drought Year
6. Poorer Families and the Peak Period Problem
7. Methodological Consequences
8. Classes, Time and Reserves
References
Chapter 2 Food Insecurity and Social Disjunctions
1. Preliminary Remarks
2. Food Security and Development
3. The Urban Poor
4. The Rural Poor
5. Summary
References
Chapter 3 The Structure Roots of Catastrophes
Development and Dynamic Equilibrium
Structure and Function
Structure and Genesis
Vulnerability: Internal Disjunctions in a System
References
Part Two: Case Studies
Chapter 4 Climate Variability, Agriculture, Industry and the State: Disjunction between Sectors and within Agriculture in Latin America
A. Introduction
References
B. Agriculture, Industry and the State in Latin America
Chapter 5 Regional and Subregional Disjunctions: The Case of North-Eastern Brazil
A. Introduction
References
B. Drought as a Social Phenomenon in Northeastern Brazil
Conclusions
References
Chapter 6 Political Will and Disjunction: The Case of Tanzania
A. Introduction
B. A Background and a Postscript to the Food Shortages in Tanzania in the 1970s
Chapter 7 Colonial Disjunction in the Sahelian Countries
A. Introduction
B. The Sahel: Transformation and Drought
References
C. Proposals for Research-Action Concerning West African Societies Which Have Been the Victims of Drought
Conclusion
Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 22, 2013
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
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