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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826480803321

Autore

Yazdani Kaveh

Titolo

India, modernity and the great divergence : Mysore and Gujarat (17th to 19th c.) / / by Kaveh Yazdani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

90-04-33079-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (701 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Library of economic history, , 1877-3206 ; ; volume 8

Disciplina

954/.7502

Soggetti

Social change - India - History

Economic development - India - History

Karnataka (India) Civilization

Gujarat (India) Civilization

India Civilization European influences

India Civilization 1200-1765

India Civilization 1765-1947

India Relations Europe

Europe Relations India

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The transitional state of India's history of ideas, science, technology and culture in the 17th and 18th centuries -- Mysore -- Gujarat -- Epilogue: Transition from middle to late modernity -- Appendix.

Sommario/riassunto

"India, Modernity and the Great Divergence is an original and pioneering book about India's transition towards modernity and the rise of the West. The work examines global entanglements alongside the internal dynamics of 17th to 19th century Mysore and Gujarat in comparison to other regions of Afro-Eurasia. It is an interdisciplinary survey that enriches our historical understanding of South Asia, ranging across the fascinating and intertwined worlds of modernizing rulers, wealthy merchants, curious scholars, utopian poets, industrious peasants, and skilled artisans. Bringing together socio-economic structures, warfare, techno-scientific innovations, knowledge



production and transfer of ideas, this book forces us to rethink the reasons behind the emergence of the modern world"--Provided by publisher.