Famine, philanthropy and the colonial state: North India in the early nineteenth century [electronic resource]
Series: SOAS studies on South AsiaPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 256 p.) : mapsISBN: 9780199081653 (ebook) :Subject(s): Famines | Colonies | North IndiaAdditional physical formats: Print version: No titleDDC classification: 954.0313 LOC classification: HC439 | .S53 2001Online resources: Click here to see the view 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.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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