Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9788195090990
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
Dynamics of North Bengal Economy : Colonial to Post-colonial Period
Author: Colonial Economy in North Bengal
Author: History of North Bengal
Author: Peasant Labour and Colonial Capital
Author: Sugata BosePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521266949
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
A critical work of synthesis and interpretation of agrarian change in India over the long term.
Investigating Famines in North Bengal (1866-1909)
Author: Mapping the Path to Maturity
Author: Bipasha RahaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032653266
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book delves into varied aspects of the history of Bengal and North east situated within a time frame of more than a hundred years, from the colonial times to the present. The individual essays deal with ideas, literary texts, politics, gender, industries, culture, health, sports and tribal issues relevant to these regions. Probing health issues in the colonial period the volume also explains the development of the modern coal industry on the one hand and the survival of the traditional potter's craft on the other. The significance of traditional healing practices is dwelt upon as also the question of female health and dissemination of knowledge. The pen-picture of the happenings at the bathing ghat reveals the vibrant rural social life of the times. The modernization of the theatre gives a glimpse into the cultural ethos. The institutionalization of sports is examined. Analysis of contemporary cinema throws light on the perception of a woman's position in society. As the reader travels from Bengal to the North-East, the impact of missionary activities on tribal life is revealed. The tribals' search for identity is explored. The issues of peace, security and the interests of independent India are also dissected. This volume would be indispensable for scholars of literature, history, film studies, political science and contemporary studies in South Asia. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Transformations on the Bengal Frontier
Author: Subhajyoti RayPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136848584
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
An analysis of the socio-economic changes brought about by colonial rule in a frontier area of Bengal, Jalpaiguri. Challenging long established debates focused around the powers of dominant groups over a settled peasantry, this book broadens our perspective on the 18th century, promoting a deeper understanding of the change-over from the pre-colonial to the colonial era.
European Trade and Colonial Conquest
Author: Biplab DasguptaPublisher: Anthem Press
ISBN: 1843310287
Category : Bengal (India)
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
This first of three volumes focuses on the evolution of Bengal's economy and society over the entire pre-colonial period beginning from pre-historic days. There is no documented, authentic history of Bengal. Indeed, more of the early history of India can be learned from the writings of other nationals. Yet even this material is very much related to chronologies of regimes and local to urban settlements and centres of trade. There remains little or no information on the villages where the vast majority lived and still live. Furthermore, until this work, little or no consideration has been given to the hugely influential period between Vasco de Gama's journey to India in 1498 and the battle of Palashi in 1757, a period in which the Mughal Empire held political power while the English, Dutch, French and Danes and other European nations grasped and held on to economic power. Much has been written on the Mughal Empire, but little of the role of the European trading companies in the two and a half centuries preceding Clive's victory. This book addresses that void and seeks also to explore the political, social and historical context in Bengal that facilitated the transfer of power into European hands. Given such a lack of source information, the author examines oral history, carried from generation to generation, recognizing their fallibility, but using those histories to corroborate what is known from other sources - from archaeological findings (coins, inscriptions, copper plates) through (invariably biased or localized) accounts from travellers, to economic, agricultural and ecological factors - relating them to known chronological events to provide a well-rounded history and, indeed, a study that uncovers the roots of the many issues in the colonial and post-colonial eras.
Fisheries and Fishermen
Author: Rup Kumar BarmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Proper management of the natural resources and the rights of the traditional communities to access the natural resources are no doubt important issues in the age of globalization and global warming. This book after critically examining the relationships between the fisheries and the fishermen of pre-colonial and colonial Bengal have raised some critical points regarding the management, production relations and location of the fishermen in post-colonial West Bengal. Post-colonial relationship between the fisheries and the fishermen on the other hand is deeply rooted with the partition of Bengal in 1947. Partition of Bengal had been appeared as a serious challenge to West Bengal due to the huge migration of the (fish eaters) East Bengalese to this province of India. But it supply of fish was not sufficient as Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan) had retained its possession over the prosperous fisheries of the region. All attempts of the post-colonial state to mitigate the fish crisis and the question of resettlement of the East Bengali refugee and immigrant traditional fishermen have been critically examined in this work. This book will be highly useful to the fishery scientists, social scientists, historians, politicians, environmentalists, human right activists and to the general readers of the Bengali culture.
Economy, Society, and Politics in Bengal
Author: Ranajit Das GuptaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This is a study of the economic, social, and political changes in Jalpaiguri district (North Bengal) in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The broad focus of the book is on the unfolding of many strands of social and political movements.