Bengal Tiger and British Lion
Stevenson, Richard
| Autor: | Stevenson, Richard |
|---|---|
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 25.07.2005 |
| EAN: | 9780595362097 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 212 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | iUniverse |
| Untertitel: | An Account of the Bengal Famine of 1943 |
Produktinformationen "Bengal Tiger and British Lion"
This history of the Bengal Famine of 1943 describes the interplay of politics, economics, sociology and military policy, which caused a famine due to a lack of cash, not a lack of food. The Famine, whose story is almost unknown due to wartime censorship by the British, occurred because of a hyperinflation in the price of rice caused by the provisioning for the major offensive against the Japanese on India's eastern borders. Relief efforts were halfhearted because much of the countryside was in a state of endemic revolt against the British. The logistical problems caused by massive gifts of food by the British and Indian troops to the starving people threatened to stall the forthcoming offensive. The cause of the Famine was the deadly alienation between the Bengalis and their British rulers.
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