Transition to a Colonial Economy - Weavers, Merchants and Kings in South India, 1720-1800

Klappentext The decline of the economic fortunes of the Indian labouring classes under the British. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; Acknowledgements; Note on Indian words and place names; Note on money; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Weavers and merchants 1720-60; 2. Agriculture and cotton textiles; 3. Weaver distress 1765-1800; 4. Weaver protest; 5. Labourers, kings and colonialism; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Prasannan Parthasarathi, Prasannan (Boston College Parthasarathi
• Assisted by: Christopher Alan Bayly (Editor), Rajnarayan Chandavarkar (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.2001
• EAN: 9780521570428
• ISBN: 978-0-521-57042-8
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian Hi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries