Traditional Industry in the Economy of Colonial India

Roy's book offers penetrating insights into the study of India's economic and social history.

List of contents

List of illustrations; List of maps; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Markets and organization; 3. Handloom weaving; 4. Gold thread (jari); 5. Brassware; 6. Leather; 7. Carpets; 8. Conclusion; References; Index.

Summary

Tirthankar Roy challenges the view that traditional industry was destroyed in the colonial period. Roy argues that while traditional industry did evolve during the industrial revolution, these transformations had a galvanizing effect on manufacturing generally and that the major industries in post-independence India were shaped by such transformations.

Product details

• Authors: Tirthankar Roy
• Assisted by: Christopher Alan Bayly (Editor), Rajnarayan Chandavarkar (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.06.2016
• EAN: 9780521650120
• ISBN: 978-0-521-65012-0
• No. of pages: 266
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 587 g
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian Hi
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business