The development of modern industries in Bengal : reindustrialisation. 1858–1914 / by Indrajit Ray.

Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9781315143910
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Yayın Bilgisi
Boca Raton, FL : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2018.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (294 pages) : 101 illustrations.
Dizi
Routledge explorations in economic history
İçindekiler Notu
chapter 1 Introduction / Indrajit Ray -- chapter 2 Economic slowdown in the early modern age -- Alternative explanations under the ‘great divergence’ hypothesis / Indrajit Ray -- chapter 3 Coal mining -- Dissemination of mineralogical knowledge and railway networking / Indrajit Ray -- chapter 4 Iron smelting and its downstreams -- Conflicts in the core–periphery relationship / Indrajit Ray -- chapter 5 Jute processing -- Triumph against Dundee / Indrajit Ray -- chapter 6 Paper making -- The changing attitude of colonial governance / Indrajit Ray -- chapter 7 Tea plantations -- British capital, tribal labour and wastelands in the Himalayas / Indrajit Ray -- chapter 8 Major industries in 1858–1914 -- A summary / Indrajit Ray -- chapter 9 Deindustrialisation in the nineteenth century -- A myth or a reality? / Indrajit Ray.
Özet, vb.
Bengal’s traditional industries, once celebrated worldwide, largely decayed under the backwash effects of the British Industrial Revolution in the first half of the nineteenth century. Although colonial ambivalence is often cited as an explanation, this study also shows that a series of new industries emerged during this period. The book reappraises the thesis of India’s deindustrialisation and discusses the development status of the traditional industries in the early nineteenth century, examines their technology, employment opportunities and marketing and, finally, analyses the underlying reasons for their decay. It offers a study of how traditional industries evolved into modern enterprises in a British colony, and contributes to the broader discussion on the global history of industrialisation.This book will be of interest to scholars of Indian economic history as well as those who seek to understand the widespread effects of industrialisation, especially in a colonial context.
Konu
Industries __ India __ Bengal __ History __ 19th century.
Industries __ India __ Bengal __ History __ 20th century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General. __ bisacsh
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