Technology and rural change in Eastern India 1830-1980

Technology and rural change in Eastern India 1830-1980 / Smritikumar Sarkar.

With Calcutta as the hub, eastern India was the gateway of technology transmission to India. This book explores the social history of this transmission, from the colonial metropolis to the interior, and analyses the context and results of technology induction to the villages. Based on local level so...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sarkar, Smritikumar (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Technological innovations > India > History > 19th century.
Technological innovations > India > History > 20th century.
Rural development > India > History > 19th century.
Rural development > India > History > 20th century.
Rural development
Technological innovations
Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Technology - General.
India
History
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Summary:With Calcutta as the hub, eastern India was the gateway of technology transmission to India. This book explores the social history of this transmission, from the colonial metropolis to the interior, and analyses the context and results of technology induction to the villages. Based on local level sources, it also looks into why technology failed to accelerate development in India as against its impact in the West.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 355 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199082810
0199082812
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 24, 2014).

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