Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars: North Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion, 1770-1870This pioneering study, now known as the 'Bayly thesis', traces the evolution of the north Indian towns and merchant communities from the decline of Mughal dominion to the consolidation of Britain's empire in India following the 1857 'mutiny.' |
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Rulers, Townsmen and Bazaars: North Indian Society in the Age of British ... C. A. Bayly Limited preview - 1988 |