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The end of famine? Prospects for the elimination of mass starvation by political action

de Waal, Alex·2018·Political Geography

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Authors: de Waal, A.
Corresponding author: de Waal, Alex
ORCID: de Waal, Alex
Venue: Political Geography
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2018-01
Volume: 62
Pages: 184-195
ISSN: 0962-6298 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2017.09.004
OpenAlex: W2757446194
Cited by: 83
References: 42
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4
FWCI: 7.20
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Locations: Political Geography (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Security and Socioeconomic Dynamics
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones
Keywords: famine, food crisis, excess mortality, military tactics, colonialism, World Wars, totalitarianism, humanitarian crisis, history of famine

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