Hungry Bengal : War, Famine and the End of Empire /
Examines the interconnected events including World War II, India's struggle for independence, and a period of acute scarcity that lead to mass starvation in colonial Bengal.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [England] ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
c2015
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| Classic Catalogue: | View this record in Classic Catalogue |
| Summary: | Examines the interconnected events including World War II, India's struggle for independence, and a period of acute scarcity that lead to mass starvation in colonial Bengal. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 329 pages : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-316) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849044318 9780190209889 (acidfree paper) 0190209887 (acidfree paper) |