The Transition to a Colonial Economy : Weavers, Merchants and Kings in South India, 1720-1800 (Hardcover)

List of tables; Acknowledgements; Note on Indian words and place names; Note on money; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Weavers and merchants 1720?60; 2. Agriculture and cotton textiles; 3. Weaver distress 1765?1800; 4. Weaver protest; 5. Labourers, kings and colonialism; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.