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OverviewThis book is a detailed analysis of the food scarcity and epidemics among the womenfolk and other vulnerable sections of society in colonial Orissa. Its major significance lies in the fact that the food crisis, mass exodus and adverse sex ratio continue to raise questions in the contemporary world. Studies of such experiences help in re-designing strategies to meet the challenges arising from natural disasters, wars, pandemics, besides poverty and uncertain production outcomes. The study of Orissa Famine of 1866 explodes the myth upheld by the colonial administrators that women died at a lower rate than men in famines, because they could easily adapt to food scarcity and were supposedly less prone to infectious diseases. Evidence based on historical, sociological and biological factors showed that increasing male migration, much of it, leading to high mortality, explains the change in sex ratio during the colonial period. This work also shows that many of today's consumption preferences, linguistic usages and cultural habits of people, carry traces of cataclysmic experiences. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bidyut MohantyPublisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors Imprint: Manohar Publishers and Distributors Dimensions: Width: 20.30cm , Height: 5.00cm , Length: 25.40cm ISBN: 9789390729630ISBN 10: 9390729637 Pages: 412 Publication Date: 15 April 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBidyut Mohanty is the Head of the Women’s Studies Programme at the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi. She has engaged in several projects concerning women's development, local self-government and agrarian history. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |