Famine, philanthropy, and the colonial state : North India in the early nineteenth century
Sharma, Sanjay(Historian),author
New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2001.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Famines
Food relief
Charity organization
Business & Economics
Economic History