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Examines the causes of famine and the problems of food distribution. Raises questions about international responsibility and looks for possible solutions.
The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. For those readers who enjoy CSI (and all...
In 1974 world attention was focused on a sever famine in Bangladesh which killed hundreds of thousands of people. flooding in that year had destroyed crops and killed livestock, but when similar floods...
This four part series examines the causes and effects of poverty in Ireland, which led to the Great Famine of the 1840s, during which around a million people died. The episodes are as follows: 1. Causes of...
An African perspective on the reasons why people in Africa still face a food crisis nine years after the Ethiopian famine started to dominate headlines. Looks at long-term solutions for the continent’s...
Many countries are still prey to famine and poverty in the 1990s. The causes of famine are varied and controversial - disease, over-population, natural disasters and war are all seen as contributors. It is...
Examines the way television news and documentaries covered the Ethiopian famine of 1984-5, using a ‘Heart of the Matter’ documentary by David Jessel to examine the usefulness of food aid and the question...
Argues that neglect of women farmers is a major reason for famine in Africa. Three quarters of Africa’s food is grown by women, but most of Africa’s land is owned by men, and most agricultural investment...
About a dry-season homestead among the Jie, the semi-nomadic people in North-eastern Uganda. At the time the film was made there was a famine, and their view of the reasons for this and possible solutions...
Tells of the devastating famine suffered by the Irish rural poor from 1845 to 1851, which led to over a million deaths. 1: Examines the social background of the Irish ‘potato culture’ and looks at the...
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