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Hungry Bengal : war, famine and the end of empire /

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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: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Bengal (India) > History > 20th century.
Famines > India > Bengal > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > India > Bengal.
Famines > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde) > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde)
HISTORY > Asia > India & South Asia.
Famines
Social aspects
India > Bengal
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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:1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-316) and index.
ISBN:9780190613068
0190613068
9780190492182
019049218X
9780190613341
0190613343