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 |
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New Delhi
Oxford University Press
2001, 2001
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| Series: | SOAS studies on South Asia / SOAS studies on South Asia
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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: | xviii, 256 p. maps |
| ISBN: | 9780199081653 |