The Punjab Under Imperialism, 1885-1947.

By:

Ali, Imran

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Princeton legacy libraryPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (277 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781400859580
1400859581

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Punjab Under Imperialism, 1885-1947.DDC classification:

338.954/552 19

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HD879.P8

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1. A New Agrarian Frontier.

Summary: The Punjab--an area now divided between Pakistan and India--experienced significant economic growth under British rule from the second half of the nineteenth century. This expansion was founded on the construction of an extensive network of canals in the western parts of the province. The ensuing agricultural settlement transformed the previously barren area into one of the most important regions of commercial agriculture in South Asia. Nevertheless, Imran Ali argues that colonial strategy distorted the development of what came to be called the ""bread basket"" of the Indian subcontinent. T.

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Cover; Contents; 1. A New Agrarian Frontier.

The Punjab--an area now divided between Pakistan and India--experienced significant economic growth under British rule from the second half of the nineteenth century. This expansion was founded on the construction of an extensive network of canals in the western parts of the province. The ensuing agricultural settlement transformed the previously barren area into one of the most important regions of commercial agriculture in South Asia. Nevertheless, Imran Ali argues that colonial strategy distorted the development of what came to be called the ""bread basket"" of the Indian subcontinent. T.

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