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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mukherjee, Janam (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2015
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : in search of famine
  • War
  • Denial
  • Priorities
  • Famine
  • Japan attacks
  • Second famine
  • Riots
  • Conclusion.