The Formation of the Colonial State in India: Scribes, Paper and Taxes, 1760-1860In the period between the 1770s and 1840s, through the process of colonial state formation, the early colonial state in India was able to harness and extract vast amounts of agrarian wealth in north India. However, little is known of the histories of the Indian scribes and the role they played in shaping the early patterns of British colonial rule. |
Contents
The pensmen and scribal communities of Hindustan | |
Revenue and state formation in the Doab c 17801840 | |
the origins of the colonial archive in north India | |
Kayasthas caste and administration under the Raj c 18601900 | |
Conclusion | |
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The Formation of the Colonial State in India: Scribes, Paper and Taxes, 1760 ... Hayden J. Bellenoit No preview available - 2018 |
The Formation of the Colonial State in India: Scribes, Paper and Taxes, 1760 ... Hayden John-Andrew Bellenoit No preview available - 2017 |