Hungry BengalWar, Famine and the End of EmpireMukherjee, Janamcreatorauthor.textbibliographyHistory.enkOxford [England]New YorkOxford University Pressc201520152015monographicengxii, 329 pages : maps ; 23 cm.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.Introduction : in search of famine -- War -- Denial -- Priorities -- Famine -- Japan attacks -- Second famine -- Riots -- Conclusion.Janam Mukherjee.Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-316) and index.RS Savara-ii---World War (1939-1945)
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