02868nam 2200577 450 991016312090332120190826145055.090-04-33079-810.1163/9789004330795(CKB)3710000001009181(MiAaPQ)EBC4790432(OCoLC)965781582(nllekb)BRILL9789004330795(EXLCZ)99371000000100918120161208h20172017 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierIndia, modernity and the great divergence Mysore and Gujarat (17th to 19th c.) /by Kaveh YazdaniLeiden ;Boston :Brill,[2017]©20171 online resource (701 pages) illustrationsLibrary of economic history,1877-3206 ;volume 890-04-33078-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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.Library of economic history ;volume 8.Social changeIndiaHistoryEconomic developmentIndiaHistoryKarnataka (India)CivilizationGujarat (India)CivilizationIndiaCivilizationEuropean influencesIndiaCivilization1200-1765IndiaCivilization1765-1947IndiaRelationsEuropeEuropeRelationsIndiaElectronic books.Social changeHistory.Economic developmentHistory.954/.7502Yazdani Kaveh919901MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910163120903321India, modernity and the great divergence2063355UNINA