| Peasants, Political Economy, and Law: Empire, Identity, and India Contributor(s): Robb, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195681606 ISBN-13: 9780195681604 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2007 Annotation: In this collection written over a period of almost two decades, Peter Robb, an important historian of the Empire, explores the connections between agrarian policy, revenue, property law, and commercial production; and the emergence of political identities. He investigates issues like economic development, tenancy acts, peasant stratification, "capitalist" agriculture, and definitions of labor in relation to the British Empire. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 320.095 |
| LCCN: 2007394529 |
| Series: Oxford Collected Essays |
| Physical Information: 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this collection written over a period of almost two decades, Peter Robb, an important historian of the Empire, explores the connections between agrarian policy, revenue, property law, and commercial production; and the emergence of political identities. He investigates issues like economic development, tenancy acts, peasant stratification, capitalist agriculture, and definitions of labor in relation to the British Empire. |