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Ending Famine in India: A Transnational History of Food Aid and Development, c. 1890-1950

By (author) Joanna Simonow

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The task of ending famine in India was taken up by many at the beginning of the twentieth century. Only decades earlier, famine in India had been believed to be a necessary evil. Now it was the reason for the increasing activities of doctors, nutritionists, social reformers, agricultural experts, missionaries, anti-colonial activists and colonial administrators, all involved in temporary relief and finding permanent solutions to famine.

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Publisher | Leiden University Press
Published date | 3 Jul 2023
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 286
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-9-0872-8404-6
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BISAC | history / asia / india & south asia
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