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Informationen zum Autor C.A. Bayly is Vere Harmsworth Professor of Imperial and Naval History at St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. Klappentext This book traces the evolution of north Indian towns and merchant communities from the decline of Mughal dominion to the consolidation of British empire. Focussing on the network of towns, bazaars, and merchant communities; and their impact on colonial trade and administration, it offers a new perspective on eighteenth-century India. This edition comes with a new introduction. Zusammenfassung This path-breaking work on the social and economic history of colonial India traces the evolution of north Indian towns and merchant communities from the decline of Mughal dominion to the consolidation of British empire following the 1857 'mutiny'. C.A. Bayly analyses the response of the inhabitants of the Ganges Valley to the upheavals in the eighteenth century that paved the way for the incoming British. He shows how the colonial enterprise was built on an existing resilient network of towns, rural bazaars, and merchant communities; and how in turn, colonial trade and administration were moulded by indigenous forms of commerce and politics. This edition comes with a new introduction.This book is an important reading for students, scholars, and teachers of modern Indian history, economic history, and sociology. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps Preface Abbreviations Notes on the use of Indian words and on geography Introduction Conclusions Epilogue to the Indian Edition Bibliographic Note Glossary Index
