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Autore |
Ray Indrajit |
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Titolo |
Bengal industries and the British industrial revolution (1757-1857) [[electronic resource] /] / Indrajit Ray |
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New York, : Routledge, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-82552-5 |
1-283-04039-5 |
9786613040398 |
0-203-83089-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge explorations in economic history ; ; 51 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Industries - India - Bengal - History - 18th century |
Industries - India - Bengal - History - 19th century |
Industrial revolution - Great Britain |
Electronic books. |
Bengal (India) Economic conditions 18th century |
Bengal (India) Economic conditions 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Bullion movement in Bengal during 1660-1860 -- Woes of cotton textile industry: competitive failures or policy discriminations? -- Prosperous silk textile industry: traditional edge of comparative advantages -- Decline of salt manufacturing industry: an episode of policy discriminations -- Ruin of the shipbuilding industry: further evidences of discrimination -- The development and decay of indigo-dye manufacturing industry: role of imperial governance -- Summary of observations and conclusions. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book seeks to enlighten two grey areas of industrial historiography. Although Bengal industries were globally dominant on the eve of the industrial revolution, no detailed literature is available about their later course of development. A series of questions are involved in it. Did those industries decline during the spells of British industrial revolution? If yes, what were their reasons? If not, the general |
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