03187nam 2200673 a 450 991082868960332120200520144314.01-107-11673-20-521-03305-50-511-15025-30-511-11750-70-511-31009-91-280-15380-60-511-05201-40-511-49742-3(CKB)111056485623586(EBL)201624(OCoLC)271787779(SSID)ssj0000261033(PQKBManifestationID)11191965(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261033(PQKBWorkID)10257049(PQKB)10602396(UkCbUP)CR9780511497421(MiAaPQ)EBC201624(Au-PeEL)EBL201624(CaPaEBR)ebr10006805(CaONFJC)MIL15380(EXLCZ)9911105648562358619980903d1999 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTraditional industry in the economy of colonial India /Tirthankar Roy1st ed.New York Cambridge University Press19991 online resource (xi, 252 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ;5Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).0-521-65012-7 0-511-01748-0 1.Introduction --2.Markets and organization --3.Handloom weaving --4.Gold thread (jari) --5.Brassware --6.Leather --7.Carpets --8.Conclusion.The majority of workers in South Asia are employed in industries that rely on manual labour and craft skills. Some of these industries have existed for centuries and survived great changes in consumption and technology over the last 150 years. In earlier studies, historians of the region focused on mechanized rather than craft industries, arguing that traditional manufacturing was destroyed or devitalized during the colonial period, and that 'modern' industry is substantially different. Exploring new material from research into five traditional industries, Tirthankar Roy's book contests these notions, demonstrating that while traditional industry did evolve during the Industrial Revolution, these transformations had a positive rather than destructive effect on manufacturing generally. In fact, the book suggests, the major industries in post-independence India were shaped by such transformations. Tirthankar Roy's book offers penetrating insights into India's economic and social history.Cambridge studies in Indian history and society ;5.IndustriesIndiaIndustrial policyIndiaIndustriesIndustrial policy338.0954Roy Tirthankar460938MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828689603321Traditional industry in the economy of colonial India185894UNINA