About the book
“This unique study contributes to three important research fields: the history of commodities, the his-tory of the colonial developmental state, and the agrarian history of South Asia. First, it demonstrates the dynamism of cash-crop production systems and how these systems influenced each other. Second, it explores how colonial state policy came to stimulate research-based agronomic interventions, often with unintended consequences. And finally, it shows how cash cropping entangled South Asians and Europeans in new forms of struggle and cooperation. This meticulous and illuminating study deserves a wide readership.” Willem van Schendel, professor of Modern Asian History at the University of Amsterdam.
Editions of Colonising Plants in Bihar (1760-1950)
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781482839128
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781482839111
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“This unique study contributes to three important research fields: the history of commodities, the his-tory of the colonial developmental state, and the agrarian history of South Asia. First, it demonstrates the dynamism of cash-crop production systems and how these systems influenced each other. Second, it explores how colonial state policy came to stimulate research-based agronomic interventions, often with unintended consequences. And finally, it shows how cash cropping entangled South Asians and Europeans in new forms of struggle and cooperation. This meticulous and illuminating study deserves a wide readership.” Willem van Schendel, professor of Modern Asian History at the University of Amsterdam.
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What is Colonising Plants in Bihar (1760-1950) about?
“This unique study contributes to three important research fields: the history of commodities, the his-tory of the colonial developmental state, and the agrarian history of South Asia. First, it demonstrates the dynamism of cash-crop production systems and how these systems influenced each other. Second, it explores how colonial state policy came to stimulate research-based agronomic interventions, often with unintended consequences. And finally, it shows how cash cropping entangled South Asians and Europeans in new forms of struggle and cooperation. This meticulous and illuminating study deserves a wide readership.” Willem van Schendel, professor of Modern Asian History at the University of Amsterdam.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Colonising Plants in Bihar (1760-1950)?
History and Archaeology > History
Where can I read a sample of Colonising Plants in Bihar (1760-1950)?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781482839128
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Colonising Plants in Bihar (1760-1950)?
Kathinka Sinha Kerkhoff
Who is the Publisher of the book Colonising Plants in Bihar (1760-1950)?
PartridgeIndia
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Colonising Plants in Bihar (1760-1950) is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781482839128) and paperback(ISBN 9781482839111)