The book is an economic history of the Indian princely state of Hyderabad through the late colonial era up to 1948. The study brings to life a region and its people, and while doing so, it grapples with the social paradigms and their bearing on the region under discussion. Recognising the colonial linkages and the structure of feudal relations, the work delineates the region's virtual imperviousness to change. Subbarao argues that industrial and economic ...
