Hungry Bengal : war, famine and the end of empire / / Janam Mukherjee
| Hungry Bengal : war, famine and the end of empire / / Janam Mukherjee |
| Autore | Mukherjee Janam |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
| Disciplina | 954.14 |
| Soggetto topico |
Famines - India - Bengal - History - 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects - India - Bengal |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-061848-5
0-19-061306-8 0-19-049218-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Map; Introduction: In Search of Famine; Framing Famine; Total War; "The Bengal Famine of 1943"; The Calcutta Riots; Perspective; 1. War; Food Security; Enforcing Morale; Hearts and Minds; The Countryside; Establishing Priorities; The Fortress Falls; Burmese Days; Nobody's Home; Provincial Politics and War; 2. Denial; "Denial"; The Denial Resolution; Quit India; Economic Warfare; Storm; Christmas in Calcutta; 3. Priorities; The "Steel Frame"; Imports; Starving Indians; Hunger Artist; De-control; Section 93; The Scramble for Rice
Abandoning the Basic Plan4. Famine; Food Drive; Last Ditch Denials; "Famine"; Starvation; "Sick Destitutes"; Round-ups and Resistance; Bengal in Ruins; The Good Viceroy; 5. Japan Attacks; The Forgotten Chapter; The Port of Calcutta; Japan Attacks; Damage Control; Bodies; Settling Accounts; Air Raid Damage; 6. Second Famine; Ending Famine; Whose Famine?; Governing Bengal; Imports; Famine Enquiry; Politics; The Lean Season; Disturbances; Second Famine; 7. Riots; Direct Action; Territory; Loot; Labor; Anti-Colonialism and Administrative Collapse; Bodies; Communalism; Conclusion; Notes BibliographyIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465947803321 |
Mukherjee Janam
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hungry Bengal : war, famine and the end of empire / / Janam Mukherjee
| Hungry Bengal : war, famine and the end of empire / / Janam Mukherjee |
| Autore | Mukherjee Janam |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
| Disciplina | 954.14 |
| Soggetto topico |
Famines - India - Bengal - History - 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects - India - Bengal |
| ISBN |
0-19-061848-5
0-19-061306-8 0-19-049218-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Map; Introduction: In Search of Famine; Framing Famine; Total War; "The Bengal Famine of 1943"; The Calcutta Riots; Perspective; 1. War; Food Security; Enforcing Morale; Hearts and Minds; The Countryside; Establishing Priorities; The Fortress Falls; Burmese Days; Nobody's Home; Provincial Politics and War; 2. Denial; "Denial"; The Denial Resolution; Quit India; Economic Warfare; Storm; Christmas in Calcutta; 3. Priorities; The "Steel Frame"; Imports; Starving Indians; Hunger Artist; De-control; Section 93; The Scramble for Rice
Abandoning the Basic Plan4. Famine; Food Drive; Last Ditch Denials; "Famine"; Starvation; "Sick Destitutes"; Round-ups and Resistance; Bengal in Ruins; The Good Viceroy; 5. Japan Attacks; The Forgotten Chapter; The Port of Calcutta; Japan Attacks; Damage Control; Bodies; Settling Accounts; Air Raid Damage; 6. Second Famine; Ending Famine; Whose Famine?; Governing Bengal; Imports; Famine Enquiry; Politics; The Lean Season; Disturbances; Second Famine; 7. Riots; Direct Action; Territory; Loot; Labor; Anti-Colonialism and Administrative Collapse; Bodies; Communalism; Conclusion; Notes BibliographyIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797902803321 |
Mukherjee Janam
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hungry Bengal : war, famine and the end of empire / / Janam Mukherjee
| Hungry Bengal : war, famine and the end of empire / / Janam Mukherjee |
| Autore | Mukherjee Janam |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (346 p.) |
| Disciplina | 954.14 |
| Soggetto topico |
Famines - India - Bengal - History - 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 - Social aspects - India - Bengal |
| ISBN |
0-19-061848-5
0-19-061306-8 0-19-049218-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Map; Introduction: In Search of Famine; Framing Famine; Total War; "The Bengal Famine of 1943"; The Calcutta Riots; Perspective; 1. War; Food Security; Enforcing Morale; Hearts and Minds; The Countryside; Establishing Priorities; The Fortress Falls; Burmese Days; Nobody's Home; Provincial Politics and War; 2. Denial; "Denial"; The Denial Resolution; Quit India; Economic Warfare; Storm; Christmas in Calcutta; 3. Priorities; The "Steel Frame"; Imports; Starving Indians; Hunger Artist; De-control; Section 93; The Scramble for Rice
Abandoning the Basic Plan4. Famine; Food Drive; Last Ditch Denials; "Famine"; Starvation; "Sick Destitutes"; Round-ups and Resistance; Bengal in Ruins; The Good Viceroy; 5. Japan Attacks; The Forgotten Chapter; The Port of Calcutta; Japan Attacks; Damage Control; Bodies; Settling Accounts; Air Raid Damage; 6. Second Famine; Ending Famine; Whose Famine?; Governing Bengal; Imports; Famine Enquiry; Politics; The Lean Season; Disturbances; Second Famine; 7. Riots; Direct Action; Territory; Loot; Labor; Anti-Colonialism and Administrative Collapse; Bodies; Communalism; Conclusion; Notes BibliographyIndex |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821620703321 |
Mukherjee Janam
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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