Indigo plantations and science in colonial India /

Prakash Kumar documents the global history of agricultural indigo, exploring the effects of nineteenth-century globalisation on a colonial industry in South Asia.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kumar, Prakash, 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
1765-1947
Indigo industry > India > Bengal > History.
Plantations > India > Bengal > History.
Indigo > India > History.
Crop science > India > History.
Agriculture > India > History.
Indigo > Industrie > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde) > Histoire.
Plantations > Bengale (Bangladesh et Inde) > Histoire.
Indigo > Inde > Histoire.
Phytotechnie > Inde > Histoire.
Agriculture > Inde > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Agriculture
Crop science
Indigo
Indigo industry
Plantations
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
Inde > Histoire > 1765-1947 (Occupation britannique)
India
India > Bengal
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The world of indigo plantations: diasporas and knowledge
  • The course of colonial modernity: negotiating the landscape in Bengal
  • Colony and the external arena: seeking validation in the market
  • Local science: agricultural institutions in the age of nationalism
  • The last stand in science and rationalization
  • A lasting definition of improvement in the era of World War.

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