Small Town Capitalism in Western India: Artisans, Merchants, and the Making of the Informal Economy, 1870-1960

ISBN-13: 9780521193337 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 362 str.

Douglas E Haynes

Opis

A history of artisan production in colonial and post-independence India, and its role in the country's society and economics.

Recenzje

'Douglas E. Haynes has provided one of the most interesting recent accounts of the history of labor in modern India.' H-Soz-u-Kult

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The historical and global contexts of artisan production; 2. Consumers, merchants, and markets; 3. Artisanal towns; 4. The organization of production; 5. Small town capitalism and the living standards of artisans; 6. The colonial state and the handloom weaver; 7. The paradox of the Long 1930s; 8. Weaver capitalists and the politics of the workshop, 1940–60.