Bureaucracy And The New Agricultural Strategy

This book takes stock of the socioeconomic conditions of the artisans in the eighteenth century India, with special reference to eastern region. Tracing the history of survival of the artisans in the wake of colonial onslaught, it discusses in detail the colonial policy of monopolisation of production, the gradual demise of artisans' economic status and their resistance to formidable European companies. It also explores East India Company's relations with their European counterparts. Based mainl