Indian Society and the Making of the British Empire

This volume reassesses the role of Indians in the politics and economics of early colonialism.

List of contents

List of maps; General editor's preface; Preface; Introduction; 1. India in the eighteenth century: the formation of states and social groups; 2. Indian capital and the emergence of colonial society; 3. The crisis of the Indian state, 1780-1820; 4. The consolidation and failure of the East India Company's state, 1818-57; 5. Peasant and Brahmin: consolidating 'traditional' society; 6. Rebellion and reconstruction; Conclusion: the first age of colonialism in India; Glossary of Indian terms; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

This volume provides a synthesis of some of the most important themes to emerge from recent work and seeks in particular to reassess the role of Indians in the politics and economics of early colonialism.

Product details

• Authors: C. A. Bayly, C. A. (University of Cambridge) Bayly, Christopher Alan Bayly
• Assisted by: Christopher Alan Bayly (Editor), Gordon Johnson (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.1988
• EAN: 9780521250924
• ISBN: 978-0-521-25092-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: New Cambridge History of India
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous