Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars: North Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion, 1770–1870 (Cambridge South Asian Studies, Series Number 28)

Prologue: War And Society In 18th Century India -- Agriculture, Ecology And Politics -- Stability And Change In The Cities 1770-1810 -- The Rise Of Corporations -- The Growth Of Political Stability In India 1780-1830 -- The Indigenous Origins Of The Colonial Economy -- The Crisis Of The North Indian Political Economy 1825-45 -- Conflict And Change In The Cities 1800-57 -- Small Towns In The Political Economy: The Qasbah Under Pressure -- The Merchant Family -- The Merchant Family As A Business Enterprise -- Towns, Trade And Society After The Great Rebellion -- Conclusions. C.a. Bayly. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 473-475. Contents Preface Note Introduction 1: Prologue: War and Society 2: Agriculture, ecology, politics 3: Stability and change in towns and cities 4: The rise of the corporations 5: The growth of political stability in india 6: The indigenous origins of the colonial economy 7: The crisis of the north indian political economy 8: conflict and change in the cities 9: Small towns in the political economy 10: the merchant family 11: The merchant family as a business enterprise 12: Towns, trade, and society after the great rebellion Conclusions BIBLIOGRAPHIC GLOSSARY INDEX