| Traditional Industry in the Economy of Colonial India Contributor(s): Roy, Tirthankar (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521650127 ISBN-13: 9780521650120 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - Business & Economics | Economic History |
| Dewey: 338.095 |
| LCCN: 98-44110 |
| Lexile Measure: 1410 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.10 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Earlier historians of India's economic history have argued that traditional manufacturing in India was destroyed or devitalized during the colonial period, and that modern industry is substantially different. Exploring new material from research into five traditional industries, Tirthankar Roy's book contests these notions, demonstrating that while traditional industry did evolve during the industrial revolution, these transformations had a galvanizing rather than negative effect on manufacturing generally. The book offers new and penetrating insights into the study of India's economic and social history. |