{"product_id":"the-transition-to-a-colonial-economy-weavers-merchants-and-kings-in-south-india-1720-1800-paperback","title":"The Transition to a Colonial Economy: Weavers, Merchants and Kings in South India, 1720 1800 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePrasannan Parthasarathi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Alan Bayly\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRajnarayan Chandavarkar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a challenge to the widespread belief that poverty and poor living standards have been characteristic of India for centuries, Prasannan Parthasarathi demonstrates that, until the late eighteenth century, laboring groups in South India were in a powerful position, receiving incomes well above subsistence. It was with the rise of colonial rule, the author maintains, that the decline in their economic fortunes was initiated. This is a powerful revisionist statement on the role of Britain in India that will interest students of the region, and economic and colonial historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133400682631,"sku":"9780521033107","price":94.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/48f146cb16dc8985f4e31439b4b9a85b.webp?v=1732634041","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-transition-to-a-colonial-economy-weavers-merchants-and-kings-in-south-india-1720-1800-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}