The Early Colonial Interaction in a Bengal Zamindari: Burdwan at the Crossroads
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1st ed.
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8185709750
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xiv+436p., Maps.
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The imposition of colonial rule over Bengal set off a process of multi-faceted interaction in the late eighteenth century. Change was the keyword of this process. Though some historical schools belittle the magnitude of change in the early colonial era, this book demonstrates that a wide range of change occurred in the sectors of agrarian and artisan productions (salt, silk and cloth) and in the Pulbandi business, though not overnight after Plassey but gradually ...
