Ancient Rights and Future Comfort: Bihar, the Bengal Tenancy Act of 1885 and British Rule in India (SOAS London Studies on South Asia)

by PeterRobb (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1997

  $156.46

  Focusing on the underlying ideas and the practical repurcussions of agrarian policy, this text analyzes the character of British rule in 19th-century India. In particular, the book considers the importance of notions of historical rights and economic progress.