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Canal Irrigation in British India: Perspectives on Technological Change in a Peasant Economy - Cambridge South Asian Studies
Ian Stone
Canal Irrigation in British India: Perspectives on Technological Change in a Peasant Economy - Cambridge South Asian Studies
Ian Stone
Although one of the acknowledged achievements of the British Raj was the extensive construction of irrigation works, their effects have to date been little studied by historians. Focusing upon the western Uttar Pradesh, this book looks at the response of the peasant economy to this important and pervasive form of technological change.
392 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 25, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780521526630 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 392 |
Dimensions | 216 × 141 × 24 mm · 544 g (Weight (estimated)) |