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

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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, mi...

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Auteur principal: Simonow, Joanna (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Amsterdam Leiden University Press 2023
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Asian history.
Cultural studies: food and society.
SCIENCE / History.
HISTORY / North America.
HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia.
Ethical issues: scientific and technological developments.
Food and Society.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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.
Description:"Amsterdam University Press"
Description matérielle:1 online resource: illustrations.
ISBN:9789400604490
Accès:Open Access

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