Offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of the South Asian merchants as well as the organizations of the textile trade in Bengal in the first half of the eighteenth century. It tells the story of the silk merchants at Kasimbazar and the cotton traders at Jugdia prior to EEIC's takeover of Bengal. The fragility and instability of a mercantile economy, the commodification of goods and the role of capital are highlighted..
ISBN: 8173071098
Author: Mukherjee, Rila
Published by: PRAGATI PUBLICATIONS
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com
ISBN: 8173071098
Author: Mukherjee, Rila
Published by: PRAGATI PUBLICATIONS
For more information, please visit www.indiabookmart.com
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