1st Edition
Tale Of Four Indian Cities Consequences of British Empire on Native Centres of Prosperity
About the Author vi Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1 1 Economic Environment during the Mughal Empire 17 2 Tale of Four Cities during the Mughal Empire 49 3 Economic Environment during the Rule of the East India Company 77 4 Tale of Four Cities and the East India Company 105 5 Economic Environment during the British Raj 134 6 Tale of Four Cities and the British Raj 161 Epilogue 190 Bibliography 192 Index 222
Biography
Vijay K. Seth, PhD (Delhi School of Economics), is former Professor at Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi & at International Management Institute, New Delhi. He’s authored eight books, including the latest book ‘The Story of Indian Manufacturing: Encounters with the Mughals and British Empire (1498–1947)’. He has also published number of research papers, chapters in edited books, review articles and book reviews, that have appeared in Indian and Foreign journals. He has presented several research papers in the conferences in India and abroad. Dr. Seth is the founding editor of ‘Emerging Economy Studies’, a journal published by Sage, India. Dr. Seth has travelled widely and has trekked in various parts of the Himalayas and the Eastern and Western coast of India.
