Merchants, Traders, Entrepreneurs : Indian Business in the Colonial Era

This book deals with three main aspects of the history of Indian business: the relationship between business and politics, the position of merchants and businessmen in the economy and society of late colonial India, and how particular merchant networks extended the range of their operations to the entire subcontinent and the wider world. The merchant world represents a relatively neglected area in South Asian history. This book fills a gap by bringing together a number of articles which deal with the mercantile world of colonial India. The three major themes taken up are: the relationship between the business world and the world of politics in the late colonial era, particularly the links between business interests and political nationalism; the position of merchants and businessmen in relation to the economy and society of late colonial India; and merchant circulations, the way in which specific regional trading networks extended the range of their operations to cover the entire subcontinent as well as the wider world. Written by a top specialist, this work will interest South Asianists as well as students of colonialism The Merchant World Represents A Relatively Neglected Area In South Asian History. This Book Fills A Gap By Bringing Together A Number Of Articles Which Deal With The Mercantile World Of Colonial India.the Three Major Themes Taken Up Are: The Relationship Between The Business World And The World Of Politics In The Late Colonial Era, Particularly The Links Between Business Interests And Political Nationalism; The Position Of Merchants And Businessmen In Relation To The Economy And Society Of Late Colonial India; And Merchant Circulations, The Way In Which Specific Regional Trading Networks Extended The Range Of Their Operations To Cover The Entire Subcontinent As Well As The Wider World. Written By A Top Specialist, This Work Will Interest South Asianists As Well As Students Of Colonialism.--book Jacket. Pt. I. Business And Politics -- 1. Congress Policy Towards Business In The Pre-independence Era -- 2. Indian Business And The Congress Provincial Governments 1937-1939 -- 3. Businessmen And The Partition Of India -- Pt. Ii. Entrepreneurship And Society -- 4. Muslim Businessmen In South Asia, C. 1900-1950 -- 5. Bombay As A Business Centre In The Colonial Period: A Comparison With Calcutta -- 6. The Tata Paradox -- 7. Merchants, Entrepreneurs, And The Middle Classes In Twentieth-century India -- Pt. Iii. Merchant Networks -- 8. Merchant Circulation In South Asia (eighteenth To Twentieth Centuries): The Rise Of Pan-indian Merchant Networks -- 9. Indian Merchant Networks Outside India In The Nineteenth And Twentieth Centuries: A Preliminary Survey -- 10. Epilogue: Returning The Merchant To South Asian History? Claude Markovits. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The merchant world represents a relatively neglected area in South Asian history. This book fills a gap by bringing together a number of articles which deal with the mercantile world of colonial India. The three major themes taken up are: the relationship between the business world and the world of politics in the late colonial era, particularly the links between business interests and political nationalism; the position of merchants and businessmen in relation to the economy and society of late colonial India; and merchant circulations, the way in which specific regional trading networks extended the range of their operations to cover the entire subcontinent as well as the wider world. Written by a top specialist, this work will interest South Asianists as well as students of colonialism."--Page 4 de la couverture Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Congress Policy Towards Business in the Pre-Independence Era....Pages 3-25 Indian Business and the Congress Provincial Governments 1937–1939....Pages 26-74 Businessmen and the Partition of India....Pages 75-102 Front Matter....Pages 103-103 Muslim Businessmen in South Asia c. 1900–1950....Pages 105-127 Bombay as a Business Centre in the Colonial Period....Pages 128-151 The Tata Paradox....Pages 152-166 Merchants, Entrepreneurs, and the Middle Classes in Twentieth-Century India....Pages 167-183 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Merchant Circulation in South Asia (Eighteenth to Twentieth Centuries)....Pages 187-219 Indian Merchant Networks Outside India in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries....Pages 220-252 Epilogue....Pages 253-270 Back Matter....Pages 271-292 "The merchant world represents a relatively neglected area in South Asian history. This book fills a gap by bringing together a number of articles which deal with the mercantile world of colonial India. The three major themes taken up are: the relationship between the business world and the world of politics in the late colonial era, particularly the links between business interests and political nationalism; the position of merchants and businessmen in relation to the economy and society of late colonial India; and merchant circulations, the way in which specific regional trading networks extended the range of their operations to cover the entire subcontinent as well as the wider world. Written by a top specialist, this work will interest South Asianists as well as students of colonialism."--Jacket