| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages) : maps |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-249) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Glossary; Introduction; One Continuity and Change in Frontier North Bengal c.1765-1865; Non-sedentary production and inter-community exchange: the Dooars and Rangpur to 1865; The pre-British system of surplus extraction: the Dooars, 1765-1865; Extending and taming the frontiers, Baikanthapur and beyond, 1765-1820; Consolidation and conflict: North Rangpur, 1765-1850; Two A Tribal Society in Transition? c.1700-1890; Dissemination of puranic Hinduism, 1600-1890. |
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The inroads of 'Islam', 1700-1890The nature of pre-colonial society, c.1900; Three Foundation of the Colonial Structure, c.1865-1895; The extension of a tradition: the land revenue settlement in the Dooars, 1865-1895; Introducing new avenues of resource utilisation: formation of state forests and tea gardens; Immigration and emigration: a new demographic structure for the Dooars, 1870-1900; Four Sustaining the Colonial Structure: Nature of Authority and Control, 1890-1947; The political economy of control in the tea gardens; Planters and the hierarchy of power. |
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The sardars and the management of productionThe source of power and the nature of control in the agrarian sector; Five Formation and Expression of New Identities; Sanskritisation or the emergence of a middle class consciousness? Consolidation of the Rajbanshi-Kshatriya identity, 1891-1935; In search of 'pure' Islam, 1890-1937; Six The Temporal Dynamics of the Colonial Structure, 1905-1947; Land and agriculture: commercialisation and polarisation to 1916; The tea industry: growth, conflict and adjustment, 1910-1929; Confronting the Great Depression, 1929-1939. |
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Creating conditions for change: The Second World War and after, 1939-1947Seven Opposing Colonial Rule: 'Nationalism' and Popular Movements, 1905-1948; Congress and the Jotedars, 1920-1942; The Kisan Sabha, Communists and the Adhiars, 1939-1947; Resistance without patrons: tea garden workers, 1905-1947; Entry of the leaders: a new direction to labour resistance?; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
An analysis of the socio-economic changes brought about by colonial rule in a frontier area of Bengal, Jalpaiguri. Challenging long established debates focused around the powers of dominant groups over a settled peasantry, this book broadens our perspective on the 18th century, promoting a deeper understanding of the change-over from the pre-colonial to the colonial era. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947.
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Jalpaiguri (India) -- Economic conditions.
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Jalpaiguri (India) -- Social conditions.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference. |
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Economic history. |
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Social conditions. |
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India. |
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India -- Jalpaiguri. |
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Sociaal-economische situatie. |
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Kolonialisme. |
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Grensgebieden. |
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British Occupation of India (India : 1765-1947) |
| Chronological Term |
1765-1947 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ray, Subhajyoti. Transformations on the Bengal Frontier 0700714081 (OCoLC)45580800 |
| ISBN |
9781136848582 (electronic book) |
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1136848584 (electronic book) |
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9781315028668 |
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1315028662 |
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9781136848513 |
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1136848517 |
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0700714081 |
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9780700714087 |
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1138862541 |
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9781138862548 |
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