Bombay's people, 1860-98 : insolvents in the city / Asiya Siddiqi.
2018
HC438
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Title
Bombay's people, 1860-98 : insolvents in the city / Asiya Siddiqi.
Author
Siddiqi, Asiya, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780199091072 (electronic book)
Published
New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
HC438
Dewey Decimal Classification
330.95479209034
Summary
Fluctuations in the global price of cotton had a cataclysmic effect on the people of Bombay. Based on close to 20,000 individual petitions of insolvents submitted to the Bombay High Court during the second half of the nineteenth century, this work maps patterns of income, literacy levels and connections between religion and occupation. The author explores local, colonial and global relationships during a crucial phase of the transformation of Indian economy and society.
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Fluctuations in the global price of cotton had a cataclysmic effect on the people of Bombay. Based on close to 20,000 individual petitions of insolvents submitted to the Bombay High Court during the second half of the nineteenth century, this work maps patterns of income, literacy levels and connections between religion and occupation. The author explores local, colonial and global relationships during a crucial phase of the transformation of Indian economy and society.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 11, 2018).
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Print version: 9780199472208
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