Hungry Bengal : War, Famine and the End of Empire /

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
Subjects:	World War (1939-1945) 1900 - 1999 Famines > India > Bengal > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > India > Bengal. Famines. Social aspects. Bengal (India) > History > 20th century. India > Bengal. History.
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Description
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.
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)