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

Published New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 252 pages) : illustrations 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 Summary 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 India Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject 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 Business enterprises Economic history Industrial policy Industries -- Social aspects SUBJECT South Asia -- Economic conditions -- 18th century South Asia -- Economic conditions -- 19th century South Asia -- Economic conditions -- 20th century Subject South Asia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780199080144 0199080143

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