India, Modernity and the Great Divergence - Mysore and Gujarat (17th to 19th C.)

This book examines the reasons behind the Great Divergence. Kaveh Yazdani analyzes India's socio-economic, techno-scientific, military, political and institutional developments. The focus is on Gujarat between the 17th and early 19th centuries and Mysore during the second half of the 18th century.

About the author

Kaveh Yazdani, Ph.D. (2014), is a Postdoc Fellow at the Center for Indian Studies in Africa (CISA), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He has published a number of articles, including 'Haidar 'Ali and Tipu Sultan - Mysore's 18th Century Rulers in Transition'.

Product details

• Authors: Kaveh Yazdani
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.01.2017
• EAN: 9789004330788
• ISBN: 978-90-04-33078-8
• No. of pages: 702
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 241 mm x 43 mm
• Weight: 1111 g
• Series: Library of Economic History
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education