Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgments; Note on Indian words and place names; Note on money; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Weavers and merchants 1720 ... 1760; 2 Agriculture and cotton textiles; 3 Weaver distress 1765 ... 1800; 4 Weaver protest; 5 Laborers, kings and colonialism; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Contrary to popular belief that poverty has been characteristic of India for centuries, the author demonstrates that, it was not until the rise of colonial rule that the decline in the economic fortunes of the labouring communities was initiated. The book represents a powerful revisionist statement on Britain in India
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-160) and index
