1st Edition
Colonial Land Tax and Property Rights The Agrarian Conditions in Andhra under the British Rule: 1858-1900
By Thangellapali Vijay Kumar
Copyright 2018
366 Pages
by
Routledge
366 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
366 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This volume analyses the importance of property rights on land which were transformed by the British in the form of colonial land revenue system in Andhra region of Madras Presidency. It initiates a discussion of the traditional production systems like irrigation, agricultural methods, etc., which were replaced by the colonial ones. It further shows how the small peasantry suffered under the new... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Ecological Determinations of Production in Agriculture 3. Land Tax and Insecure Property Rights in Ryotwary Areas 4. Land Rights and Zamindari Tenants 5. Rural Indebtedness and Rich Peasant Moneylending 6. Agrarian Market and Commodity Movement 7. Agrarian Social Structure and Labour Market 8. Conclusion
Biography
Thangellapali Vijay Kumar is Associate Professor and Head, Department of History, Sikkim University. He was educated in Osmania University where he received his MA (1984) and Ph.D. (1993).
