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Late Victorian Holocausts - El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World is a
book by
Mike Davis concerning the connection between global climate patterns and political economy, particularly the meteorological phenomenon called
El Niño-Southern Oscillation, or ENSO. It describes the impact of colonialism and the introduction of capitalism during the ENSO-related famines of
1876-
1879,
1896-
1897, and
1899-
1902, in
India,
China,
Brazil,
Ethiopia,
Korea,
Vietnam, the
Philippines and
New Caledonia. It focuses on how colonialism and capitalism in
British India and elsewhere increased rural
poverty and hunger and how economic policies exacerbated famine.
In addition to a preface and a short section on definitions, the book is broken into four parts, 'The Great Drought, 1876-1878', 'El Niño and the New Imperialism, 1888-1902', 'Decyphering ENSO', and 'The Political Ecology of Famine'.
The Great Drought, 1876-1878
In this section, Davis outlines the severity and effeect of the the famines in
India,
China,
Brazil, and a number of other colonized nations during the El Niño-related famines of 1876-1879.
El Niño and the New Imperialism, 1888 to 1902
Decyphering ENSO
The Political Ecology of Famine
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