The transition to a colonial economy: weavers, merchants, and kings in South India, 1720-1800
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1. Verfasser: Parthasarathi, Prasannan (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2001
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge studies in Indian history and society 7
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Note on Indian words and place names; Note on money; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Weavers and merchants 1720 ... 1760; 2 Agriculture and cotton textiles; 3 Weaver distress 1765 ... 1800; 4 Weaver protest; 5 Laborers, kings and colonialism; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Contrary to popular belief that poverty has been characteristic of India for centuries, the author demonstrates that, it was not until the rise of colonial rule that the decline in the economic fortunes of the labouring communities was initiated. The book represents a powerful revisionist statement on Britain in India
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 165 pages)
ISBN:0511018509
0511053614
0511116454
9780511018503
9780511053610
9780511116452

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