Farming and Famine: Landscape Vulnerability in Northeast Ethiopia, 1889–1991: Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture
Autor Donald Crummey Editat de James McCann Autor Donald E. Crummey Editat de James C. McCannen Limba Engleză Hardback – 9 iul 2018
In modern times, Ethiopia has suffered three grievous famines, two of which—in 1973–74 and in 1984–85—caught the world's attention. It is often assumed that population increase drove Ethiopia's farmers to overexploit their environment and thus undermine the future of their own livelihoods, part of a larger global process of deforestation. In Farming and Famine, Donald E. Crummey explores and refutes these claims based on his research in Wallo province, an epicenter of both famines.
Crummey draws on photographs comparing identical landscapes in 1937 and 1997 as well as interviews with local farmers, among other sources. He reveals that forestation actually increased due to farmers' tree-planting initiatives. More broadly, he shows that, in the face of growing environmental stress, Ethiopian farmers have innovated and adapted. Yet the threat of famine remains because of constricted access to resources and erratic rainfall. To avoid future famines, Crummey suggests, Ethiopia's farmers must transform agricultural productivity, but they cannot achieve that on their own.
Crummey draws on photographs comparing identical landscapes in 1937 and 1997 as well as interviews with local farmers, among other sources. He reveals that forestation actually increased due to farmers' tree-planting initiatives. More broadly, he shows that, in the face of growing environmental stress, Ethiopian farmers have innovated and adapted. Yet the threat of famine remains because of constricted access to resources and erratic rainfall. To avoid future famines, Crummey suggests, Ethiopia's farmers must transform agricultural productivity, but they cannot achieve that on their own.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780299316303
ISBN-10: 0299316300
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: 50 b-w illus., 34 figures, 4 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
Seria Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture
ISBN-10: 0299316300
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: 50 b-w illus., 34 figures, 4 maps
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
Seria Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture
Recenzii
"Has relevance extending well beyond the Wallo region itself or even Africa, to the analysis and understanding of famine worldwide. It will stand as a fitting final monument to one of the great scholars in the field." —Christopher Clapham, author of The Horn of Africa
Notă biografică
Donald E. Crummey (1941–2013) was regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on Ethiopian history. His many books include Land and Society in the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia and Land, Literacy, and the State in the History of Sudanic Africa. James C. McCann, the author of numerous books including Deposing the Malevolent Spirit and People of the Plow, used Crummey's notes to bring this book to completion.
Cuprins
List of Illustrations
Note on Transliteration
Editor’s Preface
Introduction by James McCann
1 The Great Famine of 1888–1892 Revisited
2 Famine in Wallo
3 Environment and Famine: Explanations and Interventions
4 Farmers Cope
5 Parameters of Landscape Change in Wallo
6 Conclusion: Farmers and Landscape Change in Wallo
Appendix
Entr’acte I. Life History of a Wallo farmer: Warqnash Tafarra
Entr’acte II. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: Abagaz Adam
Entr’acte III. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: Laqqach Kassa Tigray
Entr’acte IV. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: KH
Entr’acte V. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: Asa
Entr’acte VI. Life History of a Armachacho Farmer: AT
Entr’acte VII. Life History of a Armachacho Farmer: EB
Entr’acte VIII. Life History of a Dambeya Farmer: MKN
Entr’acte IX. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: WT
Entr’acte X. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: KH
Entr’acte XI. Life History of a Dambeya Farmer: MW
Notes
Index
Note on Transliteration
Editor’s Preface
Introduction by James McCann
1 The Great Famine of 1888–1892 Revisited
2 Famine in Wallo
3 Environment and Famine: Explanations and Interventions
4 Farmers Cope
5 Parameters of Landscape Change in Wallo
6 Conclusion: Farmers and Landscape Change in Wallo
Appendix
Entr’acte I. Life History of a Wallo farmer: Warqnash Tafarra
Entr’acte II. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: Abagaz Adam
Entr’acte III. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: Laqqach Kassa Tigray
Entr’acte IV. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: KH
Entr’acte V. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: Asa
Entr’acte VI. Life History of a Armachacho Farmer: AT
Entr’acte VII. Life History of a Armachacho Farmer: EB
Entr’acte VIII. Life History of a Dambeya Farmer: MKN
Entr’acte IX. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: WT
Entr’acte X. Life History of a Wallo Farmer: KH
Entr’acte XI. Life History of a Dambeya Farmer: MW
Notes
Index
Descriere
Historians and scholars of Ethiopia have long struggled to understand the paradox of how Africa's most productive agricultural system, which sustained an extraordinary imperial culture over two millennia, can also be home to periodic, gut-wrenching famine and rural poverty.