A New Economic History of Colonial India provides a new perspective on Indian economic history. Using economic theory and quantitative methods, it shows how the

Much has been written on the Indian economy but this is the first major attempt to present India's economic history as a continuous process, and to place the de

Debates about the origins and effects of European rule in the non-European world have animated the field of economic history since the 1850s. This pioneering te

By accessibly recounting and analyzing the unique experience of institutions in colonial Indiawhich were influenced heavily by both British Common Law and indig

The majority of workers in South Asia are employed in industries that rely on manual labour and craft skills. Some of these industries have existed for centurie