Small town capitalism in Western India :
Haynes, Douglas E.
Small town capitalism in Western India : artisans, merchants and the making of the informal economy, 1870-1960 / Douglas E. Haynes. - Cambridge ; New York ; New Delhi : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - xv, 344 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society . - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The historical and global contexts of artisan production -- Consumers, merchants and markets -- Artisanal towns -- The organization of production -- Small town capitalism and the living standards of artisans -- The colonial state and the handloom weaver -- The paradox of the long 1930s -- Weaver capitalists and the politics of the workshop, 1940-60.
This book charts the history of artisan production in the Bombay Presidency from 1870 to 1960. Using extensive archival research and numerous interviews, this book explores the role of weavers, merchants, consumers and laborers in the making of what the author calls 'small-town capitalism'.
9780521193337 (hbk.) 0521193338 (hbk.) 9781107031296
2011-027046
Artisans--History.--India
Cottage industries--History.--India
Textile industry--History.--India
Capitalism--History.--India
India--Economic conditions--19th century.
India--Economic conditions--20th century.
HD2346.I5 / H39 2012
338.64209547 / HAY
Small town capitalism in Western India : artisans, merchants and the making of the informal economy, 1870-1960 / Douglas E. Haynes. - Cambridge ; New York ; New Delhi : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - xv, 344 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society . - Cambridge studies in Indian history and society. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The historical and global contexts of artisan production -- Consumers, merchants and markets -- Artisanal towns -- The organization of production -- Small town capitalism and the living standards of artisans -- The colonial state and the handloom weaver -- The paradox of the long 1930s -- Weaver capitalists and the politics of the workshop, 1940-60.
This book charts the history of artisan production in the Bombay Presidency from 1870 to 1960. Using extensive archival research and numerous interviews, this book explores the role of weavers, merchants, consumers and laborers in the making of what the author calls 'small-town capitalism'.
9780521193337 (hbk.) 0521193338 (hbk.) 9781107031296
2011-027046
Artisans--History.--India
Cottage industries--History.--India
Textile industry--History.--India
Capitalism--History.--India
India--Economic conditions--19th century.
India--Economic conditions--20th century.
HD2346.I5 / H39 2012
338.64209547 / HAY