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Bengal industries and the British industrial revolution (1757-1857) /

This book seeks to enlighten two grey areas of industrial historiography. Although Bengal industries were globally dominant on the eve of the industrial revolution, no detailed literature is available about their later course of development. A series of questions are involved in it. Did those indust...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ray, Indrajit
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Routledge explorations in economic history ; 51.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Bullion movement in Bengal during 1660-1860
  • Woes of cotton textile industry: competitive failures or policy discriminations?
  • Prosperous silk textile industry: traditional edge of comparative advantages
  • Decline of salt manufacturing industry: an episode of policy discriminations
  • Ruin of the shipbuilding industry: further evidences of discrimination
  • The development and decay of indigo-dye manufacturing industry: role of imperial governance
  • Summary of observations and conclusions.