Agrarian Development in Colonial India by Peter Robb - 9780367771096
Peter Robb
Agrarian Development in Colonial IndiaThe British and Bihar\nAuthor(s): Peter Robb\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367771096, 978-0367771096\nSynopsis\nThis book looks at agriculture, development, poverty and British rule in India, especially in the Patna Division in Bihar between c.[tel]. It traces the economic influence of British policies and maps the impact of legal, administrative and scientific interventions to rural conditions and norms in the state.\n\nThe book discusses British theories and policies of improvement, comparing them with Bihars agricultural practice and socio-economic conditions to draw conclusions about rural impoverishment. Following on from his earlier book, Ancient Rights and Future Comfort on the Bengal Tenancy Act of 1885, the author also presents case studies on famines, debts, canal and village irrigation, flood-protection and the cultivation and production of indigo, opium a.
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