The Last Hunger Season: A Year In An African Farm Community On The Brink Of...

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Book Title: Last Hunger Season : a Year in an African Farm Community ON the Brink of Change

Item Length: 8.2in

Item Height: 0.9in

Item Width: 5.5in

Author: Roger Thurow

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: General, Agriculture / General, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy), Disease & Health Issues, Africa / East, Sociology / Rural

Publisher: Public Affairs

Publication Year: 2013

Genre: Technology & Engineering, History, Social Science

Item Weight: 12.5 Oz

Number of Pages: 328 Pages