An Agrarian History of South Asia.

An Agrarian History of South Asia.

A comprehensive historical framework for understanding the regional diversity of agrarian South Asia from medieval times to the present day. As a comparative synthesis of the literature on agrarian regimes in South Asia, this book will be a valuable student resource.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ludden, David
Other Authors: Johnson, Gordon, Bayly, C. A., Richards, John F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Series:New Cambridge history of India.
Subjects:
Agriculture > Economic aspects > India.
Agriculture > India > History.
Agriculture
Agriculture > Economic aspects
India
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half-title
  • Series-title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • GENERAL EDITOR'S PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CHAPTER 1 AGRICULTURE
  • HISTORICITY
  • SEASONS
  • MAPS
  • LANDSCAPES
  • Northern river basins
  • Geographical subdivisions of agrarian South Asia
  • High mountains
  • Western plains
  • Central mountains
  • The interior peninsula
  • Costal plains
  • CHAPTER 2 TERRITORY
  • PEASANTRY
  • DHARMA
  • CONQUEST
  • PATRIARCHY
  • CHAPTER 3 REGIONS
  • FRONTIERS
  • SULTANS
  • LAND
  • CULTUREADMINISTRATION
  • CHAPTER 4 MODERNITY
  • MOFUSSIL
  • DEVELOPEMENT
  • MOBILISATION
  • LOCALITY
  • BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY
  • Intellectual history
  • Approaches to agriculture
  • Long-term history
  • Early modern themes
  • Modern issues
  • INDEX

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