Canal irrigation in british india: perspectives on technological change in a peasant economy
Auteur :
Stone, Ian
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521526630
Date de publication :
25 juil. 2002
Dimensions :
21,7 x 14,0 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
540 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Although one of the acknowledged achievements of the British Raj was the extensive construction of irrigation works, their effects have to date been little studied by historians. Focusing upon the western Uttar Pradesh, this book looks at the response of the peasant economy to this important and pervasive form of technological change.