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Hungry Bengal: war, famine and the end of empire

By Mukherjee , Janam

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780190209889, 9780190492182, 019049218X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8527631 bytes)
Pages
maps (black and white)\346
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Representing both a major front in the Indian struggle against colonial rule, as well as a crucial front in the British/American conflict with Japan during World War II, Bengal stood at the crossroads of complex forces that describe an era of political uncertainty, social turmoil, and collective violence. The period (1939-1946) can be defined, above all, by three interrelated events: World War II, the Bengal famine of 1943, and the Calcutta riots of 1946. Mobilization for war began in 1939, but Britain's sense of urgency was difficult to impress upon a sceptical Indian population already chaffing under the injustices of colonial rule and grave economic hardship. This book examines this topic.

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