03181nam 2200685Ia 450 991081325680332120200520144314.01-135-19657-51-135-19658-31-282-57663-197866125766380-203-86981-810.4324/9780203869819 (CKB)2550000000006771(EBL)481126(OCoLC)609634704(SSID)ssj0000360579(PQKBManifestationID)11305295(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000360579(PQKBWorkID)10326865(PQKB)10147006(MiAaPQ)EBC481126(Au-PeEL)EBL481126(CaPaEBR)ebr10370121(CaONFJC)MIL257663(OCoLC)609634704 (PPN)198462085(EXLCZ)99255000000000677120090327d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal capital and peripheral labour the history and political economy of plantation workers in India /K. Ravi Raman1st ed.New York Routledge20101 online resource (286 p.)Routledge Contemporary South Asia SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-62739-7 0-415-55103-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Peripheral labour: Theoretical premises; 2 Periphery in the making; 3 Structure, dynamics and the hegemony of European capital; 4 Plantation worker-families: Sources, social origins and gender divisions; 5 Slaves reborn?: The disciplinary-punishment regime; 6 Global accumulation, local immiserisation; 7 Identities, historical consciousness and conflicts; 8 The Post-colonial State: Re-alignment in Power Relations?; 9 Colonial legacy and neo-liberal predicaments: Concluding remarks; Glossary; Notes; BibliographyIndexThis book presents a historical account of plantations in India in the context of the modern world economy. It brings history up to the present, thereby showing how history can assist in explaining contemporary conditions and trends. The author focuses on labour and economic development problems and uses the World Systems theory so as to demonstrate the practical utility of the theory and its limitations as a guide to historical research. Based on extensive archival research, the book interprets the dynamics of plantation capitalism by focusing on the work, life and struggle of the dRoutledge Contemporary South Asia SeriesPlantation workersIndiaGlobalizationIndiaPlantation workersGlobalization331.7630954Ravi Raman K894120MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813256803321Global capital and peripheral labour3924773UNINA