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Canal Irrigation in British India: Perspectives on Technological Change in a Peasant Economy (Cambridge South Asian Studies) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ian Stone
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 7035607
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 392
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0521250234
EAN: 9780521250238
ASIN: 0521250234
Publication Date: December 28, 1984
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Product Description
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. In this book Dr Stone has undertaken the first full-scale study of the qualitative and quantitative effects on local economics of these irrigation schemes. Focusing upon the region of western Uttar Pradesh in the nineteenth century, the author examines in detail the response of the peasant economy to this important and pervasive form of technological change. In particular, he is concerned with the impact on crop choices, on the organisation and techniques of production, on protection from famine and on the ecological balance, on social and economic relations, and on differential economic performance. An integral part of his study is his examination of the technical features and administration of the systems.
Book Description
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.
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