Author: William Wilson Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
A Statistical Account of Bengal: Districts of Midnapur and Hughli (including Howrah)
Author: William Wilson Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 556
Book Description
A Statistical Account of Bengal: Districts of Midnapur and Hughli (including Howrah)
Author: Sir William Wilson Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
A Statistical Account of Bengal
Author: William Wilson Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
A Statistical Account of Bengal: pt. 1. Statistical account of the District of Midnapur
Author: Sir William Wilson Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
European Trade and Colonial Conquest
Author: Biplab Dasgupta
Publisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1843310287
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
This first of three volumes focuses on the evolution of Bengal's economy and society over the entire pre-colonial period beginning from pre-historic days. There is no documented, authentic history of Bengal. Indeed, more of the early history of India can be learned from the writings of other nationals. Yet even this material is very much related to chronologies of regimes and local to urban settlements and centres of trade. There remains little or no information on the villages where the vast majority lived and still live. Furthermore, until this work, little or no consideration has been given to the hugely influential period between Vasco de Gama's journey to India in 1498 and the battle of Palashi in 1757, a period in which the Mughal Empire held political power while the English, Dutch, French and Danes and other European nations grasped and held on to economic power. Much has been written on the Mughal Empire, but little of the role of the European trading companies in the two and a half centuries preceding Clive's victory. This book addresses that void and seeks also to explore the political, social and historical context in Bengal that facilitated the transfer of power into European hands. Given such a lack of source information, the author examines oral history, carried from generation to generation, recognizing their fallibility, but using those histories to corroborate what is known from other sources - from archaeological findings (coins, inscriptions, copper plates) through (invariably biased or localized) accounts from travellers, to economic, agricultural and ecological factors - relating them to known chronological events to provide a well-rounded history and, indeed, a study that uncovers the roots of the many issues in the colonial and post-colonial eras.
Publisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1843310287
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
This first of three volumes focuses on the evolution of Bengal's economy and society over the entire pre-colonial period beginning from pre-historic days. There is no documented, authentic history of Bengal. Indeed, more of the early history of India can be learned from the writings of other nationals. Yet even this material is very much related to chronologies of regimes and local to urban settlements and centres of trade. There remains little or no information on the villages where the vast majority lived and still live. Furthermore, until this work, little or no consideration has been given to the hugely influential period between Vasco de Gama's journey to India in 1498 and the battle of Palashi in 1757, a period in which the Mughal Empire held political power while the English, Dutch, French and Danes and other European nations grasped and held on to economic power. Much has been written on the Mughal Empire, but little of the role of the European trading companies in the two and a half centuries preceding Clive's victory. This book addresses that void and seeks also to explore the political, social and historical context in Bengal that facilitated the transfer of power into European hands. Given such a lack of source information, the author examines oral history, carried from generation to generation, recognizing their fallibility, but using those histories to corroborate what is known from other sources - from archaeological findings (coins, inscriptions, copper plates) through (invariably biased or localized) accounts from travellers, to economic, agricultural and ecological factors - relating them to known chronological events to provide a well-rounded history and, indeed, a study that uncovers the roots of the many issues in the colonial and post-colonial eras.
The Archaeology of Coastal Bengal
Author: Rupendra Kumar Chattopadhyay
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199091803
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Research work on coastal Bengal has mostly focused on maritime trading networks. In a clear departure from the existing scholarship, this volume questions the linearity of considering trade as the sole determinant of creation of settlement in the coastal regions. Focusing on settlement strategies, Chattopadhyay unravels how human societies, through successive generations, have adapted to the coastal environment and bioregime. First-hand data, procured through extensive fieldwork, forms the sound basis of this work. From structural remains, ceramic and bone implements, and stone tools, to terracotta figurines and inscriptions, a vast array of sources, including epigraphic and literary sources, is analysed. Significantly, the volume also highlights the interconnection between coastal geography and the hinterland. Chattopadhyay’s meticulously researched work offers a geographical and temporal frame which allows the research on coastal Bengal to be viewed as an integral part of the archaeological developments in not only the subcontinent but also the adjoining region of the Southeast Asian countries.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199091803
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Research work on coastal Bengal has mostly focused on maritime trading networks. In a clear departure from the existing scholarship, this volume questions the linearity of considering trade as the sole determinant of creation of settlement in the coastal regions. Focusing on settlement strategies, Chattopadhyay unravels how human societies, through successive generations, have adapted to the coastal environment and bioregime. First-hand data, procured through extensive fieldwork, forms the sound basis of this work. From structural remains, ceramic and bone implements, and stone tools, to terracotta figurines and inscriptions, a vast array of sources, including epigraphic and literary sources, is analysed. Significantly, the volume also highlights the interconnection between coastal geography and the hinterland. Chattopadhyay’s meticulously researched work offers a geographical and temporal frame which allows the research on coastal Bengal to be viewed as an integral part of the archaeological developments in not only the subcontinent but also the adjoining region of the Southeast Asian countries.
The Making of History
Author: Irfan Habib
Publisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1843310384
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 693
Book Description
A Marxist scholar and historian, Irfan Habib has been a towering presence in the Indian intellectual scene for over four decades. His formidable intellectual reputation, established in the sixties with the publication of The Agrarian System of Mughal India, broadened as he became an authority in the entire area of Indian history from ancient to modern. Professor Habib's undiminished commitment to the cause of socialism is reflected in these highly original and bold analyses of Marxist historiography and theories of socialist construction. This volume comprises essays from scholars around the world representing the wide variety of Habib's interests and contributions. Ranging from history to politics and economics, the essays cover both the medieval period and modern India, as well as theories for the future of this emerging superpower. This special edition also features an essay by Irfan Habib, originally published as The Economic History of Medieval India: A Survey, covering the Delhi Sultanate, the Vijayanagara economy and the economy of Mughal India.
Publisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1843310384
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 693
Book Description
A Marxist scholar and historian, Irfan Habib has been a towering presence in the Indian intellectual scene for over four decades. His formidable intellectual reputation, established in the sixties with the publication of The Agrarian System of Mughal India, broadened as he became an authority in the entire area of Indian history from ancient to modern. Professor Habib's undiminished commitment to the cause of socialism is reflected in these highly original and bold analyses of Marxist historiography and theories of socialist construction. This volume comprises essays from scholars around the world representing the wide variety of Habib's interests and contributions. Ranging from history to politics and economics, the essays cover both the medieval period and modern India, as well as theories for the future of this emerging superpower. This special edition also features an essay by Irfan Habib, originally published as The Economic History of Medieval India: A Survey, covering the Delhi Sultanate, the Vijayanagara economy and the economy of Mughal India.
Archaeological Geography of the Ganga Plain
Author: Dilip K. Chakrabarti
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788178240169
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This Book Discuses The Ancient Historical Geography Of The Lower And Middle Sections Of The Ganga Plain. Its Basis Is A Field-Study Of The Distribution Of Archaeological Sites In The Region. This Extremely Significant Work Of Scholarship Has Detailed Maps And A Large Plate Section.
Publisher: Orient Blackswan
ISBN: 9788178240169
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This Book Discuses The Ancient Historical Geography Of The Lower And Middle Sections Of The Ganga Plain. Its Basis Is A Field-Study Of The Distribution Of Archaeological Sites In The Region. This Extremely Significant Work Of Scholarship Has Detailed Maps And A Large Plate Section.
A Statistical Account of Bengal: pt. 1. Statistical account of the District of 24-Parganas
Author: Sir William Wilson Hunter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
A Catalogue of Manuscript and Printed Reports, Field Books, Memoirs, Maps, Etc., of the Indian Surveys
Author: Great Britain. India Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 772
Book Description