The politics of labour under late colonialism : workers, unions, and the state in Chota Nagpur, 1928-1939

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of Delhi, 1991). 'A welcome addition to this otherwise deficient corpus of literature...Simeon's history of labour movement in Chota Nagpur brings to life the social impact of industrialization and the process of primitive accumulation of capital... The role of Tatas as 'model' employers, in particular makes for a fascinating though murky reading... Simeon's analysis of the politics of mediations and what goes into making a successful leader could well be used in trade union study circles today.' --Seminar "This book is a much needed addition to the woefully meagre stock of monographic literature on the historiography of Indian labour...Both the author and the publisher need to be complimented, one for providing a much needed monograph on an under-researched area and the other for the excellent quality of its production." --Business Line