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Sarkar, Smritikumar,

Technology and rural change in eastern India, 1830-1980 - First edition. - xxiii, 355 p. 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-344) and index.

Table of Content;
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS;
FOREWORD; PREFACE;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;
ABBREVIATIONS;
INTRODUCTION;
1. BULLOCK CART TO THE RAILWAYS: EXPLORING THE INTERIOR;
2. NEW TOOLS IN OLD HANDS: ARTISAN AS BAREFOOT ENTREPRENEUR;
3. MACHINES IN THE PERIPHERY: RICE, SUGAR AND OIL MILLS;
4. TECHNOLOGY BECKONS: BHADRALOK ENTERPRISE IN THE SUBURBS;
5. POWER OF THE STEAM:
BREAKDOWN OF THE OLD ECONOMY;
CONCLUSION: VILLAGE SOCIETY AT THE CROSSROADS;
GLOSSARY;
BIBLIOGRAPHY;
INDEX;
ABOUT THE AUTHOR


ISBN: 9780198092308 (hbk.) 019809230X (hbk.)

LCCN: 2014469363

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB411110 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016612872 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Technological innovations--History--India--19th century.
Technological innovations--History--India--20th century.
Rural development--History--India--19th century.
Rural development--History--India--20th century.

LC Class. No.: T173.8 / .S264 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 303.483095 SAR