The Decline of British Industrial Hegemony: Bengal Industries 1914-46

ISBN-13: 9781032212005 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 326 str.

Indrajit Ray

Opis

Through two World Wars and the Great Depression, this book explores the turbulent history of colonial Indian industry in the period immediately prior to independence.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Britain's Imperium in India and the Embarrassment of Its Currency.3. Questions in Coal Mining: Productivity, Transportation and Marketing. 4. Iron-smelting and Its Downstreams: The Take-off Stage. 5. Progress in Jute Processing: Challenges and Opportunities. 6. Problems of Paper-making: Marketing, Raw materials and Technology. 7. Tales of Tea processing: Plantation on the Himalayan Slopes. 8. Major Industries in 1914-46: A summary. List of figures. List of tables. Foreword. Preface.