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.

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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.