Famine, Philanthropy and the Colonial State North India in the Early Nineteenth Century - SOAS Studies on South Asia

Sanjay Sharma, University of London

Hardback (19 Jul 2001)

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This book studies famines in North India in the early 19th century. It argues that north India became more vulnerable to droughts and famines as colonial rule expanded. The colonial quest for legitimacy of rule and pragmatic concern for revenue and life of its subjects, laid the foundation of long-time relief policy in India which persisted in independent India.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780195653861
Publisher:	OUP India
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	19 Jul 2001
DEWEY:	954.031
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	256
Weight:	498g
Height:	215mm
Width:	139mm
Spine width:	19mm