Famine, philanthropy, and the colonial state : North India in the early nineteenth century /
This book examines the lesser known aspects of the colonial state through the lens of the many famines and famine induced crimes which affected north India as it emerged from the 'chaotic' 18th century. It situates the 1837-8 famine in the political, ideological and economic processes of t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New Delhi :
Oxford University Press,
2001.
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| Series: | SOAS studies on South Asia.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book examines the lesser known aspects of the colonial state through the lens of the many famines and famine induced crimes which affected north India as it emerged from the 'chaotic' 18th century. It situates the 1837-8 famine in the political, ideological and economic processes of the colonial state which, paradoxically, continued to advocate laissez faire even as its humanitarian and pragmatic concerns (including fears of disorder) resulted in a series of interventionist policies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 256 pages) : maps |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-251) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199081653 0199081654 |