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Author Nadri, Ghulam A.

Title Eighteenth-century Gujarat : the dynamics of its political economy, 1750-1800 / by Ghulam A. Nadri.

Publication Info. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 242 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction, 1871-6938 ; v. 11
TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 11.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index.
Contents Series Editor's Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Glossary; Notes on weights and currency; Maps; List of Maps; 1. The Indian Ocean; Introduction; Chapter One: State and Political Power; Chapter Two: Market Economy, Labour, and Wages; List of Tables; 2.1 Muslim sailors of Surat recruited by the VOC; Chapter Three: Asian Merchants of Gujarat and Indian Ocean Trade; Chapter Four: Gujarat in Asian and Euro-Asian Trade: The Dutch East India Company; List of Figures; Chapter Five: The Gujarat Economy: Potentiality and Performance; Conclusion; Notes; Appendices; Bibliography.
Summary The eighteenth century in South Asian history is a period of great dynamism and a critical phase in the historical trajectory of the subcontinent. This book focuses on the merchants and manufacturers of Gujarat, who amidst complex political developments succeeded in preserving their autonomy and freedom in the market place.
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Subject Gujarat (India) -- Economic conditions -- 18th century.
Businesspeople -- India -- Gujarat -- History -- 18th century.
Businesspeople.
India -- Gujarat.
History.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Gujarat (India) -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
Chronological Term 1700 - 1799
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books -- History.
History.
Electronic books -- History.
Other Form: Print version: Nadri, Ghulam A. Eighteenth-century Gujarat. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009 9789004172029 (DLC) 2008045747 (OCoLC)244058957
ISBN 9789047425342 (electronic book)
9047425340 (electronic book)
9789004172029 (cloth)
9004172025 (cloth)