The Company Weavers of Bengal: The East India Company and the Organization of Textile Production in Bengal 1750-1813 (Oxford University South Asian Studies Series)
Description:The collapse of the weaving industry in eighteenth-century Bengal has been the subject of considerable controversy. Drawing on newly discovered eighteenth-century Bengali manuscripts that contain the East India Company's correspondence, account books, and deeds of agreement with weavers, Hossain here suggests that the decline of the weaving industry was largely a result of the Company's attempt to enforce lower wages and maintain strict control over the weavers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Company Weavers of Bengal: The East India Company and the Organization of Textile Production in Bengal 1750-1813 (Oxford University South Asian Studies Series). To get started finding The Company Weavers of Bengal: The East India Company and the Organization of Textile Production in Bengal 1750-1813 (Oxford University South Asian Studies Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Company Weavers of Bengal: The East India Company and the Organization of Textile Production in Bengal 1750-1813 (Oxford University South Asian Studies Series)
Description: The collapse of the weaving industry in eighteenth-century Bengal has been the subject of considerable controversy. Drawing on newly discovered eighteenth-century Bengali manuscripts that contain the East India Company's correspondence, account books, and deeds of agreement with weavers, Hossain here suggests that the decline of the weaving industry was largely a result of the Company's attempt to enforce lower wages and maintain strict control over the weavers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Company Weavers of Bengal: The East India Company and the Organization of Textile Production in Bengal 1750-1813 (Oxford University South Asian Studies Series). To get started finding The Company Weavers of Bengal: The East India Company and the Organization of Textile Production in Bengal 1750-1813 (Oxford University South Asian Studies Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.