India in the world economy : from antiquity to the present / Tirthankar Roy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roy, Tirthankar.

Series:

New approaches to Asian history ; 10.

New approaches to Asian history ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

India--Commerce--History.

India.

Commerce.

History.

India--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

India--Foreign economic relations.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

xiv, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"Cross-cultural exchange has characterized the economic life of India since antiquity. Its long coastline has afforded convenient access to Asia and Africa, and trading partnerships formed in the exchange of commodities ranging from textiles to military technology and opium to indigo. In a journey across 2,000 years, this enthralling book written by a leading South Asian historian, describes the ties of trade, migration, and investment between India and the rest of the world, showing how changing patterns of globalization reverberated on economic policy, politics, and political ideology within India. Along the way, the book asks three major questions. Is this a particularly Indian story? When did the big turning points happen? And is it possible to distinguish the modern from the pre-modern pattern of exchange? These questions invite a new approach to the study of Indian history by placing the region squarely at the center of the narrative. This is global history written on India,Ŵs terms and, as such, the book invites South Asian, Indian, and global historians to rethink both their history and their methodologies"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107009103

1107009103

9781107401471

110740147X

OCLC:

747947332