A Haunting Tragedy: Gender, Caste and Class in the 1866 Famine of Orissa

ISBN-13: 9781032158693 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 422 str.

Bidyut Mohanty

Opis

The study of Orissa Famine of 1866 highlights the fact that most famines are the result of policy failures and, are often rooted in structural inequalities with serious consequences for women, lower castes and the poor alike.

 

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The Political Economy of Orissa, 1860-1921 3. The Great Orissa Famine of 1866: The Event and the Process 4. Relief and Caste: Emergence of the Chhatrakhia Community 5. Later Famines: Social Impact and State Response 6. Female Mortality in Famines, 1866-1974 7. Gender and Class Incidence of Infectious Diseases 8. Gender Discrimination in Food and Health Care 9. Rise and Fall of Sex Ratio 10. Migration in the Famine Era: Gender, Caste and Class 11. Famine and Women, Past and Present: Some Concluding Reflections

O autorze

Bidyut Mohanty is the Head of the Women’s Studies Programme at the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi.