Crafts and Craftsmen in Pre-Colonial Eastern India - Technology and Culture

This book presents a comprehensive socio-cultural history of crafts and crafts persons in pre-colonial eastern India. It offers an in-depth analysis of craft technologies in the three sectors of cotton textile, sericulture and silk textile and mining and metallurgy in eastern India in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Cotton Textiles 2. Sericulture and Silk Textiles 3. Mining, Metallurgy and Metal Craft 4. Craft Production Systems, Marketing and Financing Patterns 5. Social World of the Craftsmen: Cultural Dimensions of Crafts 6. Locating Continuing Craft Traditions 7. Conclusion. References

About the author

Asha Shukla Choubey is Associate Professor in the Department of History, Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, India. With a teaching experience of close to four decades, her specialisation lies in Medieval Indian History, particularly crafts in medieval India. She is currently involved in exploring issues of state and sovereignty based on the study of the epic poem Ramcharitmanas. Her research papers have been published in peer-reviewed journals. She has contributed study material to the School of Open Learning, University of Delhi and National Open School, Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi.

Summary

This book presents a comprehensive socio-cultural history of crafts and crafts persons in pre-colonial eastern India. It offers an in-depth analysis of craft technologies in the three sectors of cotton textile, sericulture and silk textile and mining and metallurgy in eastern India in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Product details

• Authors: Asha Shukla Choubey, Asha Shukla (Indraprastha College for Wom Choubey, Asha Shukla (Indraprastha College for Women Choubey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9780367557515
• ISBN: 978-0-367-55751-5
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, Asia, SCIENCE / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, India, Colonialism & imperialism, History of Science, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional Geography