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Company of kinsmen : enterprise and community in south Asian history, 1700-1940 /

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This volume examines the history of enterprise and entrepreneurial South Asian communities from the beginning of the 18th to the mid 19th century. It examines how these communities adapted to globalization and colonial law and analyzes forms of merchant organization in pre-colonial and colonial Indi...

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Main Author: Roy, Tirthankar (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Business enterprises > South Asia > History > 18th century.
Business enterprises > South Asia > History > 19th century.
Business enterprises > South Asia > History > 20th century.
Industrial policy > South Asia > History.
Industries > Social aspects > South Asia > History.
South Asia > Economic conditions > 18th century.
South Asia > Economic conditions > 19th century.
South Asia > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Politique industrielle > Asie méridionale > Histoire.
Asie méridionale > Conditions économiques > 18e siècle.
Asie méridionale > Conditions économiques > 19e siècle.
Asie méridionale > Conditions économiques > 20e siècle.
Business enterprises
Economic history
Industrial policy
Industries > Social aspects
South Asia
1700-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Indian society and the economic history of India
  • Context : economic history and 'culture'
  • States : a political theory of the community
  • Merchants : guild as corporation
  • Artisans : guild for training
  • Workers : collective bargaining
  • Peasants : property and market.