The geometry of (anti)imperialism in food regime analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4968593 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kasim Ali Tirmizey (0000-0002-0918-5297, York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 849-864 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0308518x231214419 |
| OpenAlex | W4389190066 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article examines the formation and collapse of the first global food regime of capital, focusing on the impact of tropical colonies like India. It also explores the role of anti-imperialist movements in this transition. While the literature on food regimes has shed light on the evolution of a worldwide food system, it has overlooked the contribution of South Asia to the first food regime or its struggles against colonialism. This study analyses the Ghadar Party in Punjab, British India, in the context of changes in the global wheat market. By incorporating a Gramscian conjunctural analysis, this article offers a refined understanding of transitional moments. It investigates why Punjab shifted from being a significant wheat exporter to Britain in the 1870s to primarily producing for the Indian domestic market by the 1920s. The article concludes that the colonial state implemented targeted policies to mitigate resistance from anti-imperialist movements, such as the Ghadar Party. These policies aimed to delink domestic wheat production from the global market due to subsistence crises related to the global food system. Lastly, the article outlines a method to analyse the link between place-based struggles and structural crises in a global food regime
Agriculture · Biology · Colonialism · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Food processing · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Subsistence agriculture · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Political Economy and Marxism · Social and Economic Development in India · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 6 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |