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Between Rice and Rags

Famine, Refugees, and Clothing in Bengal and Burma during WWII

By Toru Matsumoto (August, 2025)

Toru Matsumoto, Between Rice and Rags, Famine, Refugees, and Clothing in Bengal and Burma during WWII

👉Available worldwide on Amazon and Google Books

🌾This historical study traces the intertwined fates of Bengal and Burma between 1942 and 1945––a time of Japanese invasion, imperial collapse, and profound civilian suffering. Drawing on Japanese-language sources seldom used in English-language scholarship—including soldiers’ memoirs and wartime records—this book offers fresh insight into how war and ethnic conflict shaped everyday survival across colonial borders.

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