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First published in 1943, republished in 2024 by the CPB
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BECAUSE of its large population, its feudal landholding system and the ravages of British imperialism, India had been subject to regular food shortages and famines over many years.
However, the Bengal Famine, dealt with here, was one of the most iniquitous and devastating because it was avoidable and was hidden from the world by the British colonial administration.
Ben Bradley’s superb exposure of how the famine came about as a result of deliberate British policy and its government’s extreme callousness, is a model of excellent research, humanitarian commitment and a clear anti-imperialist perspective.
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