Famine and Foreigners: Ethiopia Since Live Aid

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Peter Gill (, Journalist and documentary film-maker specialising in development issues. Author of Drops in the Ocean, A Year in the Death of Africa and Body Count)

Famine and Foreigners

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Ethiopia Since Live Aid

Peter Gill (, Journalist and documentary film-maker specialising in development issues. Author of Drops in the Ocean, A Year in the Death of Africa and Body Count)

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Oxford University Press
15 October 2010

Development studies; History; Aid & relief programmes; Non-governmental organisations (NGOs); Development economics; Political economy

The terrible 1984 famine in Ethiopia focused the world's attention on the country and the issue of aid as never before. Anyone over the age of 30 remembers something of the events - if not the original TV pictures, then Band Aid and Live Aid, Geldof and Bono. Peter Gill was the first journalist to reach the epicentre of the famine and one of the TV reporters who brought the tragedy to light. This book is the story of what happened to Ethiopia in the 25 years following Live Aid: the place, the people, the westerners who have tried to help, and the wider multinational aid business that has come into being. We saved countless lives in the beginning and continued to save them now, but have we done much else to transform the lives of Ethiopia's poor and set them on a 'development' course that will enable the country to do without us?

By: Peter Gill ( Journalist and documentary film-maker specialising in development issues. Author of Drops in the Ocean A Year in the Death of Africa and Body Count)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 218mm, Width: 142mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9780199569847
ISBN 10: 0199569843
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 15 October 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: For Richer, for Poorer Part I: THEN 1: Return to Korem 2: The Famine Trail 3: Hunger as a Weapon 4: Rebels with a Cause Part II: TRANSITIONS 5: Economic Warfare 6: How to Prevent a Famine 7: Population Matters Part III: NOW 8: 2005 and All That 9: Down with Democracy? 10: Free Association 11: Pastoral Affairs Part IV: PROSPECTS 12: Spoiling the Party 13: Enter the Dragon 14: Us and Them

Reviews for Famine and Foreigners: Ethiopia Since Live Aid

A thoughtful, well-informed and detached account. Michael Holman, Literary Review Thank God for great journalism. A book that strips away the cant and rumour a superb and vital piece of work. Bob Geldof No outsider understands Ethiopia better than Peter Gill. He combines compassion with a clinical commitment to the truth. Jonathan Dimbleby The essential book on Ethiopia, the world's crucible for hunger and poverty, and on development theory and practice. Alex de Waal, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and author of 'Famine Crimes' Judicious analysis and a strong narrative. A must for all those who think there is a simple answer to the famine. Michael Buerk