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Bonded Histories: Genealogies of Labor Servitude in Colonial India

Gyan Prakash - Business & Economics - 2003 - 272 pages
An original and compelling view of transformations in the relationship of bondage in southern Bihar.
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Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of ...

Dirk H. A. Kolff - History - 2002 - 240 pages
This book firmly roots the history of the British Indian sepoy in India'a medieval past.
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Land and Local Kingship in Eighteenth-Century Bengal

John R. McLane - History - 2002 - 376 pages
This book examines the politics and culture of eastern India's landed chiefs.
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Indian Business and Nationalist Politics 1931-39: The Indigenous Capitalist ...

Claude Markovits - Business & Economics - 2002 - 248 pages
A study of the response of indigenous businessmen to the growth of political nationalism in India.
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Judging the State: Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan

Paula R. Newberg - History - 2002 - 304 pages
The political history of Pakistan is characterised by incomplete constitution-making, a process which has placed the burden of constitutional interpretation on state ...
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Community, Gender, and Violence: Subaltern Studies XI

Partha Chatterjee, Pradeep Jeganathan - History - 2001 - 362 pages
In its early phase, Subaltern Studies dealt extensively with the issue of community and violence in the context of peasant uprisings. The present volume concentrates on gender ...
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Hindu Nationalism and the Language of Politics in Late Colonial India

William Gould - History - 2004 - 328 pages
In this book William Gould explores what is arguably one of the most important and controversial themes in twentieth-century Indian history and politics: the nature of Hindu ...
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The Transition to a Colonial Economy: Weavers, Merchants and Kings in South ...

Prasannan Parthasarathi - Business & Economics - 2001 - 190 pages
According to widespread belief, poverty and low standards of living have been characteristic of India for centuries. Challenging this view, Prasannan Parthasarathi demonstrates ...
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