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The transition to a colonial economy : weavers, merchants, and kings in South India, 1720-1800 /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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| Colección: | Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ;
7. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 165 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780521570428 0521570425 0511053614 9780511053610 0511116454 9780511116452 0511018509 9780511018503 9780511497414 0511497415 0511156219 9780511156212 |