1st Edition
Bengal Industries and the British Industrial Revolution (1757-1857)
By Indrajit Ray
Copyright 2011
304 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
304 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book seeks to enlighten two grey areas of industrial historiography. Although Bengal industries were globally dominant on the eve of the industrial revolution, no detailed literature is available about their later course of development. A series of questions are involved in it. Did those industries decline during the spells of British industrial revolution? If yes, what were their reasons?... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Bullion Movement in Bengal during 1660-1860 3. Woes of Cotton Textile Industry: Competitive failures or Policy Discriminations? 4. Prosperous Silk Textile Industry: Traditional Edge of Comparative Advantages 5. Decline of Salt Manufacturing Industry: An Episode of Policy Discriminations 6. Ruin of the Shipbuilding Industry: Further Evidences of Discrimination 7. The Development and Decay of Indigo-Dye Manufacturing Industry: Role of Imperial Governance 8. Summary of Observations and Conclusions
Biography
Indrajit Ray is Professor in the Department of Commerce at the University of North Bengal, India.
