Disaster and Development in the Horn of Africa

Edited by John Sorenson.

Papers presented at a conference at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, 29 and 30 May 1992. - The Horn of Africa has suffered repeated disasters: wars, drought, famine, mass refugee movements and environmental decline. This book explains the historical and political background to these crises and outlines the prospects for development in the region. Experts on the Horn cover a broad range of topics, including ethnic conflict, gender and refugees, food security, the survival of pastoralism, the future of independent Eritrea, operations of intelligence agencies and the possibilities for regional cooperation. - From the Table of Contents: John Sorenson: The Horn of Africa, States of Crisis. - Asafa Jalata: Poverty, Powerlessness and the Imperial Interstate System in the Horn of Africa. - Roy Pateman: Intelligence Operations in the Horn of Africa. - Tseggai Isaac: Carrying Each Other's Burden. Political Challenge in the Horn of Africa. - Okbazghi Yohannes: Reflections on the Political Economy of Transition in Eritrea: Lessons from Asia's Newly-Industrializing Countries. - John Prendergast: Roots of Famine in Sudan's Killing Fields. - Jon D. Unruh: Pastoralist Resource Use and Access in Somalia. A Changing Context of Development, Environmental Stress and Conflict. - Jon Abbink: Disaster, Relief and Political Change in Southern Ethiopia: Developments from within Suri Society. - Patrick Webb: From Famine to Food Security in the Horn of Africa. - John Campbell: Disastrous Pasts, Sustainable Futures? Land and Peasants in Ethiopia. - Helene Moussa: Caught between Two Worlds. Eritrean Women Refugees and Voluntary Repatriation. - Marion Kelly: Disaster in the Horn of Africa. The Impact on Public Health. - Timothy M. Shaw: New Regionalisms in Africa as Responses to Environmental Crises. IGADD and Development in the Horn in the mid-1990s. XVII,272 Seiten mit einer Abb., 3 Tabellen und 3 Karten, gebunden (International Political Economy Series/Macmillan Press/St. Martin's Press 1995) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear