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"A radical new reading of the emergence of modern India, one in which the interaction between the environment and the economy takes the centerstage"-- Provided by publisher

The analysis in this new edition delves deeper into the rise of the British Empire in South Asia, incorporating recent research to extend its timespan. This expanded perspective offers a more comprehensive understanding of the economic history of early modern India and enriches the historiographical context surrounding this pivotal period.

The comprehensive history of the handloom weaving industry in India highlights the resilience of skill-intensive handmade textiles against large-scale competition. It emphasizes the significance of handmade goods and high-quality manual labor in shaping modern India, showcasing how these traditional practices have thrived and contributed positively to the nation's development.

Distinct in its inclusive coverage of different methods of analysis and its comparative approach, this pioneering text provides readers with an essential first introduction to the economic history of colonialism, helping them develop informed views of colonialism as a force in shaping the modern world.

From the end of the eighteenth century, two distinct global processes began to transform livelihoods and living conditions in the South Asia region. These were the rise of British colonial rule and globalization, that is, the integration of the region in the emerging world markets for goods, capital, and labour services. Two hundred years later, India was the home to many of the world's poorest people as well as one of the fastest growing market economies in theworld. Does a study of the past help to explain the paradox of growth amidst poverty? The Economic History of India: 1857-2010 claims that the roots of this paradox go back to India's colonial past, when internal factors like geography and external forces like globalization and imperial rule createdprosperity in some areas and poverty in others.

Exploring the paradox of wealth and poverty during British colonial rule in India, the book examines how colonialism shaped work and life. It highlights the dual legacy of economic disruption and famine alongside some improvements, such as rising life expectancy and wealth for certain sectors. The author, Roy, analyzes the impact of agricultural stagnation and an underfunded government on the impoverished population, offering a nuanced view of nineteenth-century capitalism and its effects on Indian society.

Studying firms and entrepreneurs over three centuries, this book unravels the historical roots of the impressive business growth witnessed in contemporary India.

Focusing on the rapid economic growth of South Asia, the author examines the region's transformation since the 1980s, highlighting the interplay of politics, markets, and resources. By analyzing India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal collectively, the book reveals how shared resources and market conditions have led to similar economic trajectories despite differing political histories. It challenges conventional narratives that center on individual countries, offering a fresh perspective on the potential sustainability of this growth and its implications for the global economy.

This groundbreaking study examines how the East India Company founded an empire in India at the same time it started losing ground in business. For over 200 years, the Company's vast business network had spanned Persia, India, China, Indonesia and North America. But in the late 1700s, its career took a dramatic turn, and it ended up being an empire builder. In this fascinating account, Tirthankar Roy reveals how the Company's trade with India changed it-and how the Company changed Indian business. Fitting together many pieces of a vast jigsaw puzzle, the book explores how politics meshed so closely with the conduct of business then, and what that tells us about doing business now. 'One of the first major attempts to tell the company's story from an Indian business perspective'-Financial Express

In a journey spanning 2,000 years, this book describes the ties of trade, migration and investment between India and the rest of the world, showing how changing patterns of globalisation reverberated on economic policy, politics and political ideology within India. A global history written on India's terms, this book marks a new approach to the study of Indian history.