The transition to a colonial economy : weavers, merchants, and kings in South India, 1720-1800 / Prasannan Parthasarathi.

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Parthasarathi, Prasannan

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ; 7.Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 165 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780521570428
0521570425
0511053614
9780511053610
0511116454
9780511116452
0511018509
9780511018503
9780511497414
0511497415
0511156219
9780511156212

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Transition to a colonial economy.DDC classification:

330.954/029 21

LOC classification:

HC437.S8 P37 2001eb

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Note on Indian words and place names; Note on money; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Weavers and merchants 1720 ... 1760; 2 Agriculture and cotton textiles; 3 Weaver distress 1765 ... 1800; 4 Weaver protest; 5 Laborers, kings and colonialism; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index.

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.