Description |
xvi, 333 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Contents |
1. Plight, plunder, and political ecology -- 2. States, scarcity, and civil strife : a theoretical framework -- 3. Green crisis, red rebels : communist insurgency in the Philippines -- 4. Lands and lies : ethnic clashes in Kenya -- 5. From chaos to calm : explaining variations in violence in the Philippines and Kenya -- 6. Conclusions and implications |
Summary |
"Over the past several decades, civil and ethnic wars have undermined prospects for economic and political development, destabilized entire regions of the globe, and left millions dead. States, Scarcity, and Civil Strife in the Developing World argues that demographic and environmental stress - the interactions among rapid population growth, environmental degradation, inequality, and emerging scarcities of vital natural resources - represents one important source of turmoil in today's world."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Columbia University, 2000) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-322) and index |
Subject |
Political violence -- Developing countries.
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Political violence -- Philippines.
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Political violence -- Kenya.
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SUBJECT |
Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85037344
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Developing countries -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008117507
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Developing countries -- Population http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114849 -- Environmental aspects.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005383
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LC no. |
2005047653 |
ISBN |
069112406X cloth alkaline paper |
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